coupure

== English == === Etymology === French, from couper (“to cut”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuːˈpjʊɚ/ === Noun === coupure (plural coupures) (fortification) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged. === References === “coupure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French coupure, from Old French copeure. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈpyː.rə/ Rhymes: -yːrə Hyphenation: coup‧ure === Noun === coupure m (plural coupuren, diminutive coupuretje n) nominal value of denomination ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: kopur === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “coupure”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute == French == === Etymology === From couper +‎ -ure. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.pyʁ/ === Noun === coupure f (plural coupures) the act or result of cutting; a cut interruption power cut, blackout cutting, cut out, clipping coupure de presse ― newspaper cutting, newspaper clipping bill, a piece of paper money ==== Derived terms ==== coupure de courant ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: купю́ра (kupjúra) → Russian: купю́ра (kupjúra) → Turkish: küpür → Ukrainian: купю́ра (kupjúra) === Further reading === “coupure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012