cup

From Proto-Albanian *tˢupa, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁-po- (compare Sanskrit शोफ (śópha, “swelling”)), from *ḱuh₁- (“to swell up”).


cup

sq-noun

cup m (plural cupe, definite cupi, definite plural cupet)

cupe (plural)
cupi (definite)
cupet (definite plural)
cup (indefinite nominative singular)
cupi (definite nominative singular)
cupe (indefinite nominative plural)
cupet (definite nominative plural)
cup (accusative indefinite singular)
cupin (accusative definite singular)
cupe (accusative indefinite plural)
cupet (accusative definite plural)
cupi (dative indefinite singular)
cupit (dative definite singular)
cupeve (dative indefinite plural)
cupeve (dative definite plural)
cupi (ablative indefinite singular)
cupit (ablative definite singular)
cupesh (ablative indefinite plural)
cupeve (ablative definite plural)


cup

Inherited from Late Latin cūpus, a variant of cūpa (“tub, cask, tun, vat”).


cup

From Vulgar Latin capus, masculinization of Latin caput. Compare Italian capo, Romanian cap, Spanish cabo.


cup

Pour the tea into the cup.

A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.

I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.

In Starbucks’s case, the firm has in effect turned the process of making an expensive cup of coffee into intellectual property.

2013 June 22, “T time”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 68:

(US) A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (¹⁄₁₆ of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.

(Canada) A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (¹⁄₂₀ imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.

(UK, dated) A British unit of measure equal to ¹⁄₂ imperial pint (10 imperial ounces; 284 mL) or 300 mL.

(Australia, New Zealand) A metric unit of measure equal to 250 mL.

A metric unit of measure equal to 250 mL.

The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.

Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum, it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner. […] When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose.

1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter V, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:

A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.

Until it was disbanded in 1999, the European Cup-Winners Cup was contested annually by the winners of Europe's national cups.

2002, Rob Dimery, Peter Watts, Guinness world records, Gullane Children's Books, →ISBN:

Wallace had the unique distinction of being the only player ever to play in the English, Welsh and Scottish Cups in the same season.

2011, Michael Grant, Rob Robertson, The Management: Scotland's Great Football Bosses, Birlinn, →ISBN:

One week earlier, they had lost 5-2 to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal [the German cup] final in Berlin.

2014, Martí Perarnau, Pep Confidential: Inside Pep Guardiola's First Season at Bayern Munich, Birlinn, →ISBN:

(soccer) The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.

The ball just misses the cup.

(golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

A container in which dice are held and shaken before being thrown.

cider cup

gin cup

claret cup

(in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.

Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.

Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.

Boys, I thought I told you to let the store tell you what cup size you needed.

2000 March 27, Bill Amend, FoxTrot (comic):

(US, Canada) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia.

The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.

One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.

"For cleavage to show up in these photos, a girl has to have C-cup breasts — at least that's what they told me once."

2010, Tom Clancy, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Books 1-6, page 1149:

Prefixed with a letter, used as a measurement of bra or breast size.

Coordinate term: cap

(mathematics) The symbol ∪ denoting union and similar operations.

(tarot) A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.

(ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.

A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction.

the cup of an acorn

The cowslip's golden cup no more I see.

Even if the parts are thicknessed by machine, check for and plane out any cup with a bench plane.

2003, Garrett Hack, The Handplane Book, page 143:

(medicine, historical) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.

O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 26:39:

(figurative) That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.

that and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee

that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee

that and twenty-five cents will get you a cup of coffee

there's many a slip between the cup and the lip

there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip

→ Farefare: kɔpɩ

→ Hebrew: קאפ (kap)

→ Japanese: カップ (kappu)

desc

→ Kashubian: kopsa (Canada, United States)

→ Kashubian: kopsa (Canada, United States)

→ Korean: 컵 (keop)

→ Maori: kapu

chávena

short cup with a handle, such as a coffee cup

copo

applies to plastic cups; not distinct from glasses

cassoleta

golf: cup-shaped object placed in the target hole

toque

protective covering for the male genitalia

kuppaussarvi

medicine: cupping glass or similar vessel

Inherited from Middle English cuppe, coppe, from the merger of Old English cuppe (“cup”) and Old English copp (“cup, vessel”).
Old English cuppe is a borrowing from Late Latin cuppa, itself of obscure origin, but probably from earlier Latin cūpa (“tub, cask”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”). Old English copp, however, is from Proto-West Germanic *kopp (“round object, bowl, vessel, knoll, summit, crown of the head”), from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch”) (whence also obsolete English cop (“top, summit, crown of the head”), German Kopf (“top, head”)).
The Middle English word was further reinforced by Anglo-Norman cupe and Old French cope, coupe, from Latin cuppa. Compare also Saterland Frisian Kop (“cup”), West Frisian kop (“cup”), Dutch kop (“cup”), German Low German Koppke, Köppke (“cup”), Danish kop (“cup”), Swedish kopp (“cup”). Doublet of coupe, hive, and keeve.

unk

obscure


cup

Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.

(transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.

He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.

(transitive) To hold something in cupped hands.

We are cupping some new brands of coffee today.

(transitive) To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.

Cup us, till the world go round.

c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii]:

(transitive, obsolete) To supply with cups of wine.

(transitive, surgery, archaic) To apply a cup or cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.

to cup the end of a screw

(transitive, engineering) To make concave or in the form of a cup.

en-verb

cup (third-person singular simple present cups, present participle cupping, simple past and past participle cupped)

cups (present singular third-person)
cupping (participle present)
cupped (participle past)
cupped (past)

otherwise only the noun phrase hohle Hand

in der hohlen Hand halten (but only used with very small things or liquids)

unk

obscure


cup

cup (nominative singular)
cupit (nominative plural)
cup (accusative nominative singular)
cupit (accusative nominative plural)
cupin (accusative genitive singular)
cupit (accusative genitive plural)
cupin (genitive singular)
cupien (genitive plural)
cupia (partitive singular)
cupeja (partitive plural)
cupissa (inessive singular)
cupeissa (inessive plural)
cupista (elative singular)
cupeista (elative plural)
cupiin (illative singular)
cupeihin (illative plural)
cupilla (adessive singular)
cupeilla (adessive plural)
cupilta (ablative singular)
cupeilta (ablative plural)
cupille (allative singular)
cupeille (allative plural)
cupina (essive singular)
cupeina (essive plural)
cupiksi (singular translative)
cupeiksi (plural translative)
cupitta (abessive singular)
cupeitta (abessive plural)
cupein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
cupini (nominative singular)
cupini (nominative plural)
cupini (accusative nominative singular)
cupini (accusative nominative plural)
cupini (accusative genitive singular)
cupini (accusative genitive plural)
cupini (genitive singular)
cupieni (genitive plural)
cupiani (partitive singular)
cupejani (partitive plural)
cupissani (inessive singular)
cupeissani (inessive plural)
cupistani (elative singular)
cupeistani (elative plural)
cupiini (illative singular)
cupeihini (illative plural)
cupillani (adessive singular)
cupeillani (adessive plural)
cupiltani (ablative singular)
cupeiltani (ablative plural)
cupilleni (allative singular)
cupeilleni (allative plural)
cupinani (essive singular)
cupeinani (essive plural)
cupikseni (singular translative)
cupeikseni (plural translative)
cupittani (abessive singular)
cupeittani (abessive plural)
cupeineni (comitative plural)
cupisi (nominative singular)
cupisi (nominative plural)
cupisi (accusative nominative singular)
cupisi (accusative nominative plural)
cupisi (accusative genitive singular)
cupisi (accusative genitive plural)
cupisi (genitive singular)
cupiesi (genitive plural)
cupiasi (partitive singular)
cupejasi (partitive plural)
cupissasi (inessive singular)
cupeissasi (inessive plural)
cupistasi (elative singular)
cupeistasi (elative plural)
cupiisi (illative singular)
cupeihisi (illative plural)
cupillasi (adessive singular)
cupeillasi (adessive plural)
cupiltasi (ablative singular)
cupeiltasi (ablative plural)
cupillesi (allative singular)
cupeillesi (allative plural)
cupinasi (essive singular)
cupeinasi (essive plural)
cupiksesi (singular translative)
cupeiksesi (plural translative)
cupittasi (abessive singular)
cupeittasi (abessive plural)
cupeinesi (comitative plural)
cupimme (nominative singular)
cupimme (nominative plural)
cupimme (accusative nominative singular)
cupimme (accusative nominative plural)
cupimme (accusative genitive singular)
cupimme (accusative genitive plural)
cupimme (genitive singular)
cupiemme (genitive plural)
cupiamme (partitive singular)
cupejamme (partitive plural)
cupissamme (inessive singular)
cupeissamme (inessive plural)
cupistamme (elative singular)
cupeistamme (elative plural)
cupiimme (illative singular)
cupeihimme (illative plural)
cupillamme (adessive singular)
cupeillamme (adessive plural)
cupiltamme (ablative singular)
cupeiltamme (ablative plural)
cupillemme (allative singular)
cupeillemme (allative plural)
cupinamme (essive singular)
cupeinamme (essive plural)
cupiksemme (singular translative)
cupeiksemme (plural translative)
cupittamme (abessive singular)
cupeittamme (abessive plural)
cupeinemme (comitative plural)
cupinne (nominative singular)
cupinne (nominative plural)
cupinne (accusative nominative singular)
cupinne (accusative nominative plural)
cupinne (accusative genitive singular)
cupinne (accusative genitive plural)
cupinne (genitive singular)
cupienne (genitive plural)
cupianne (partitive singular)
cupejanne (partitive plural)
cupissanne (inessive singular)
cupeissanne (inessive plural)
cupistanne (elative singular)
cupeistanne (elative plural)
cupiinne (illative singular)
cupeihinne (illative plural)
cupillanne (adessive singular)
cupeillanne (adessive plural)
cupiltanne (ablative singular)
cupeiltanne (ablative plural)
cupillenne (allative singular)
cupeillenne (allative plural)
cupinanne (essive singular)
cupeinanne (essive plural)
cupiksenne (singular translative)
cupeiksenne (plural translative)
cupittanne (abessive singular)
cupeittanne (abessive plural)
cupeinenne (comitative plural)
cupinsa (nominative singular)
cupinsa (nominative plural)
cupinsa (accusative nominative singular)
cupinsa (accusative nominative plural)
cupinsa (accusative genitive singular)
cupinsa (accusative genitive plural)
cupinsa (genitive singular)
cupiensa (genitive plural)
cupiaan (partitive singular)
cupiansa (partitive singular)
cupejaan (partitive plural)
cupejansa (partitive plural)
cupissaan (inessive singular)
cupissansa (inessive singular)
cupeissaan (inessive plural)
cupeissansa (inessive plural)
cupistaan (elative singular)
cupistansa (elative singular)
cupeistaan (elative plural)
cupeistansa (elative plural)
cupiinsa (illative singular)
cupeihinsa (illative plural)
cupillaan (adessive singular)
cupillansa (adessive singular)
cupeillaan (adessive plural)
cupeillansa (adessive plural)
cupiltaan (ablative singular)
cupiltansa (ablative singular)
cupeiltaan (ablative plural)
cupeiltansa (ablative plural)
cupilleen (allative singular)
cupillensa (allative singular)
cupeilleen (allative plural)
cupeillensa (allative plural)
cupinaan (essive singular)
cupinansa (essive singular)
cupeinaan (essive plural)
cupeinansa (essive plural)
cupikseen (singular translative)
cupiksensa (singular translative)
cupeikseen (plural translative)
cupeiksensa (plural translative)
cupittaan (abessive singular)
cupittansa (abessive singular)
cupeittaan (abessive plural)
cupeittansa (abessive plural)
cupeineen (comitative plural)
cupeinensa (comitative plural)


cup

(sports) cup (trophy; the competition culminating in the winning of the trophy)

cup m (definite singular cupen, indefinite plural cuper, definite plural cupene)

cupen (definite singular)
cuper (indefinite plural)
cupene (definite plural)


cup

cup m (definite singular cupen, indefinite plural cupar, definite plural cupane)

cupen (definite singular)
cupar (indefinite plural)
cupane (definite plural)


cup

→ Nihali: चोपॉ (cōpā)

*cupp-u

Central Dravidian:

Kolami: सुप् (sup), सुप्पु (suppu)

South Dravidian:

South Dravidian I:

Tamil-Kannada:

Kannada: ಉಪ್ಪು (uppu)

Tamil-Kodagu:

Kodava: ಉಪ್ಪ್ (uppŭ)

Tamil-Malayalam:

Malayalam: ഉപ്പ് (uppŭ)

Tamil: உப்பு (uppu)

Toda-Kota:

Toda: உப்

Tulu: ಉಪ್ಪು (uppu)

South Dravidian II:

Telugu: ఉప్పు (uppu)


cup

A-Pucikwar: cop

Aka-Bea: job

Aka-Kede: cup

Aka-Cari: cup


cup

cup (indefinite nominative singular)
cups (genitive indefinite singular)
cupen (definite nominative singular)
cupens (definite genitive singular)
cuper (indefinite nominative plural)
cupers (genitive indefinite plural)
cuperna (definite nominative plural)
cupernas (definite genitive plural)


cup

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Cupeño.


cup

head

cup (Sawndip forms ⿱吻十 or 㗩 or 𱃨 or 習 or 哫 or 𫺿, 1957–1982 spelling cup)

⿱吻十 (Sawndip)
㗩 (Sawndip)
𱃨 (Sawndip)
習 (Sawndip)
哫 (Sawndip)
𫺿 (Sawndip)

From Proto-Tai *cuːpᴰ (“to kiss”). Cognate with Thai จูบ (jùup), Lao ຈູບ (chūp), Shan ၸုပ်ႇ (tsùp).