cupule

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English cup

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom

Latin -ulader.

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulusder.

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Latin -ulader.

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Proto-Indo-European *-tlomder.

Latin -ulumder.

French -uleder.

English -ule

English cupule

From cup + -ule.; former is derived from Old English copp of Germanic origin thus not related (false cognate) to cupula of Latin origin, but perhaps influenced it

Noun

cupule (plural cupules)

1. Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.
   • 2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 146:

     Then they extract a three-angled beechnut from its cupule, weigh it, and push it into the loam.

Derived terms

• cupular
• cupulate
• cupuliferous
• cupuliform

Translations

small structure shaped like a cup

• Italian: mallo (it) m
• Polish: kupula (pl) f

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.pyl/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

cupule f (plural cupules)

1. cupule

Further reading

• “cupule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012