Kuppel

See also: kuppel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Latin cupula (“little tub”); from cupa, cuppa (“cup”); named for its resemblance to a cup turned over. Doublet of Kübel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊpl̩/

• Audio:

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Noun

Kuppel f (genitive Kuppel, plural Kuppeln)

1. (architecture) dome (structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere)

Declension

Declension of Kuppel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kuppel	die	Kuppeln
genitive	einer	der	Kuppel	der	Kuppeln
dative	einer	der	Kuppel	den	Kuppeln
accusative	eine	die	Kuppel	die	Kuppeln

Derived terms

• Geodätische Kuppel (“geodesic dome”)
• Hitzekuppel (“heat dome”)
• kuppelförmig (“dome-shaped”)

Further reading

• “Kuppel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kuppel” in Duden online