kopper

See also: Köpper

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰʌb̥ɐ]

Etymology 1

Maybe a euphemistic refashioning of pokker, from Middle Low German pocke, from Proto-Germanic *pukkaz, *pukkǭ (“pock; swelling”), cognate with English pock, pox, German Pocke. Alternatively from kopper, the plural of kop (“cup”) (from the cups used for blood-letting).

Noun

kopper c pl

1. smallpox

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kopper c

1. indefinite plural of kop

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• kobber

Noun

kopper n (definite singular kopperet)

1. copper (chemical element, symbol Cu)

Derived terms

• kopperfarget

Etymology 2

Noun

kopper pl (definite plural koppene)

1. smallpox

See also

• vannkopper

Etymology 3

Noun

kopper m

1. indefinite plural of kopp

References

• “kopper” in The Bokmål Dictionary.