Koup

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Belongs to the group of words for rounded objects with k-/h- + rounded vowel + labial. Perhaps a variant of Kopp (“hill”), from northern Middle High German kuppe, but the words of this group are so varied that a precise origin is hard to ascertain. Compare also Kapp (“head”), Hauf (“bonnet”), German Haufen (“heap”), Dutch kuip (“tub”), and more distantly Czech kupa (“heap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kəʊ̯p]

Noun

Koup m (plural Kéip)

pile, heap

Derived terms

kéipweis