copar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French couper (“to cut”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kuˈpa]
IPA(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [koˈpa]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [koˈpaɾ]
=== Verb ===
copar (first-person singular present copo, first-person singular preterite copí, past participle copat); root stress: (Northern) /u/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /o/
(sports, politics) to sweep, to make a clean sweep (in a competition or election)
(games) to bet the bank
(military) to encircle
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“copar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
== Irish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English copper.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkopˠəɾˠ/
=== Noun ===
copar m (genitive singular copair)
copper (chemical elements)
Synonym: umha
==== Declension ====
=== Mutation ===
=== Further reading ===
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “copar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “copar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 246; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “copar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “copar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“copar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Adapted borrowing of English cope + -ar (verb-forming suffix).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: co‧par
=== Verb ===
copar (first-person singular present copo, first-person singular preterite copei, past participle copado)
(Brazil, Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) to cope
Synonym: lidar
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“copar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“copar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Scottish Gaelic ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English copper.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kʰɔhpəɾ/
=== Noun ===
copar m (genitive singular copair, no plural)
copper
copperas (iron(II) sulfate)
Synonym: copar-dubhaidh
==== Derived terms ====
clach-chopair (“lapis lazuli”)
=== Mutation ===
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French couper.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /koˈpaɾ/ [koˈpaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: co‧par
=== Verb ===
copar (first-person singular present copo, first-person singular preterite copé, past participle copado)
(politics) to make a clean sweep
(gambling) To bet a sum equal to the bank in a game of chance.
(military) to encircle
to fill to the cap
to monopolize
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“copar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Venetan ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
See accoppare
=== Verb ===
copar
(transitive) to kill, murder
==== Conjugation ====
* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
==== Synonyms ====
maẑar, masar