kupera
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== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Dialectal kupa + -ra, from the same root as kupu.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkuperɑ/, [ˈkupe̞rɑ̝]
Rhymes: -uperɑ
Syllabification(key): ku‧pe‧ra
Hyphenation(key): ku‧pe‧ra
=== Adjective ===
kupera (comparative kuperampi, superlative kuperin)
convex
Synonym: mykevä (rare, dialectal)
Antonym: kovera
gibbous
kupera kuu ― gibbous moon
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“kupera”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
== Ingrian ==
=== Etymology ===
Akin to Finnish kupera.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkuperɑ/, [ˈkupe̞ˑr]
(Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkupeːrɑ/, [ˈkupˑe̝ːrɑ]
Rhymes: -uper, -upeːrɑ
Hyphenation: ku‧pe‧ra
=== Adjective ===
kupera (comparative kuperamp)
convex
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 220
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French couper. Cognate of German kupieren. Doublet of kupp and kupé.
=== Verb ===
kupera (present kuperar, preterite kuperade, supine kuperat, imperative kupera)
to dock (cut off a section of an animal's tail)
to cut a deck of cards
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
kuperad
=== References ===
“kupera”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“kupera”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“kupera”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)