coupé

See also: coupe, Coupe, and Coupé

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French coupé (an elliptical form of carosse coupé (“cut carriage”)), the past participle of couper (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːˈpeɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

coupé (countable and uncountable, plural coupés)

1. A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupe)
2. (British) A car with a fixed-roof body style that is shorter than a sedan or saloon of the same model.
3. (historical) The front part of a French stagecoach.
4. (historical) A four-wheeled carriage with two seats inside, and a separate seat for the driver.
5. (historical) The front compartment of a railway carriage.
6. (uncountable) The strongest grade of Spanish saffron, akin to the Iranian sargol.

Coordinate terms

• convertible
• hardtop
• soft top

Derived terms

• coupé de ville
• coupé utility
• drophead coupé
• fixed head coupé

Translations

two-seater car, normally a sports car

• Arabic:

  Hijazi Arabic: كوبيه (kūbē, kōbē)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 轎跑車／轿跑车 (jiàopǎochē)

• Esperanto: kupeo
• Finnish: kupee, coupe (fi), coupé (fi)
• German: Coupé (de) m, Kupee (de) m
• Hungarian: kupé (hu)
• Macedonian: купе́ n (kupé)
• Persian: کوپه (fa) (kupe)
• Russian: купе́ (ru) n (kupɛ́)
• Ukrainian: купе́ n (kupé)

Adjective

coupé (not comparable)

1. (heraldry, obsolete) Couped.
   • 1826, Sir Henry Chauncy, The Historical Antiquities of Hertforshire, page 314:

     [...] who was knighted : His Arms were Or, three Barrs Azure on a Canton Argent, a Lyon's Head coupé Gules;

   • 1863, John Gough Nichols, The Herald and Genealogist, page 82:

     Grant of Arms and Crest from Hervy Clarenceux : Sablés, a chevron engrayled betwene three bezants, on a chief gold a rose gules between two flower de luces azure. Crest, a horsse head coupé golde pelletey betwene two winges barrey […]

   • 1898, Edward Singleton Holden, A Primer of Heraldry for Americans, page 117:

     Fig. 34, Argent, a baton sinister, coupé, gules (the mark of illegitimate descent).

Usage notes

• This is a false friend: in French heraldry, coupé means party per fess.

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French coupé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkupeː/, [ˈkupe̞ː]

Noun

coupé

1. coupé

Declension

Inflection of coupé (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative		coupé	coupét
genitive		coupén	coupéiden coupéitten
partitive		coupéta	coupéita
illative		coupéhen	coupéihin
		singular	plural
nominative		coupé	coupét
accusative	nom.	coupé	coupét
	gen.	coupén
genitive		coupén	coupéiden coupéitten
partitive		coupéta	coupéita
inessive		coupéssa	coupéissa
elative		coupésta	coupéista
illative		coupéhen	coupéihin
adessive		coupélla	coupéilla
ablative		coupélta	coupéilta
allative		coupélle	coupéille
essive		coupéna	coupéina
translative		coupéksi	coupéiksi
abessive		coupétta	coupéitta
instructive		—	coupéin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of coupé (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative coupéni coupéni accusative nom. coupéni coupéni gen. coupéni genitive coupéni coupéideni coupéitteni partitive coupétani coupéitani inessive coupéssani coupéissani elative coupéstani coupéistani illative coupéheni coupéihini adessive coupéllani coupéillani ablative coupéltani coupéiltani allative coupélleni coupéilleni essive coupénani coupéinani translative coupékseni coupéikseni abessive coupéttani coupéittani instructive — — comitative — coupéineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative coupési coupési accusative nom. coupési coupési gen. coupési genitive coupési coupéidesi coupéittesi partitive coupétasi coupéitasi inessive coupéssasi coupéissasi elative coupéstasi coupéistasi illative coupéhesi coupéihisi adessive coupéllasi coupéillasi ablative coupéltasi coupéiltasi allative coupéllesi coupéillesi essive coupénasi coupéinasi translative coupéksesi coupéiksesi abessive coupéttasi coupéittasi instructive — — comitative — coupéinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative coupémme coupémme accusative nom. coupémme coupémme gen. coupémme genitive coupémme coupéidemme coupéittemme partitive coupétamme coupéitamme inessive coupéssamme coupéissamme elative coupéstamme coupéistamme illative coupéhemme coupéihimme adessive coupéllamme coupéillamme ablative coupéltamme coupéiltamme allative coupéllemme coupéillemme essive coupénamme coupéinamme translative coupéksemme coupéiksemme abessive coupéttamme coupéittamme instructive — — comitative — coupéinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative coupénne coupénne accusative nom. coupénne coupénne gen. coupénne genitive coupénne coupéidenne coupéittenne partitive coupétanne coupéitanne inessive coupéssanne coupéissanne elative coupéstanne coupéistanne illative coupéhenne coupéihinne adessive coupéllanne coupéillanne ablative coupéltanne coupéiltanne allative coupéllenne coupéillenne essive coupénanne coupéinanne translative coupéksenne coupéiksenne abessive coupéttanne coupéittanne instructive — — comitative — coupéinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative coupénsa coupénsa accusative nom. coupénsa coupénsa gen. coupénsa genitive coupénsa coupéidensa coupéittensa partitive coupétaan coupétansa coupéitaan coupéitansa inessive coupéssaan coupéssansa coupéissaan coupéissansa elative coupéstaan coupéstansa coupéistaan coupéistansa illative coupéhensa coupéihinsa adessive coupéllaan coupéllansa coupéillaan coupéillansa ablative coupéltaan coupéltansa coupéiltaan coupéiltansa allative coupélleen coupéllensa coupéilleen coupéillensa essive coupénaan coupénansa coupéinaan coupéinansa translative coupékseen coupéksensa coupéikseen coupéiksensa abessive coupéttaan coupéttansa coupéittaan coupéittansa instructive — — comitative — coupéineen coupéinensa

Further reading

• “coupé”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.pe/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

coupé (feminine coupée, masculine plural coupés, feminine plural coupées)

1. (heraldry) divided into two equal parts horizontally, per fess; said of an escutcheon

Participle

coupé (feminine coupée, masculine plural coupés, feminine plural coupées)

1. past participle of couper

Derived terms

• coupé-décalé

Noun

coupé m (plural coupés)

1. coupé (car)

Descendants

• → Catalan: cupè
• → English: coupé
• → German: Coupé
• → Macedonian: купе (kupe)
• → Russian: купе́ (kupé)
• → Spanish: cupé
• → Ukrainian: купе́ (kupé)

See also

• coupé-cabriolet

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• pouce

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French coupé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈpe/^**, /kuˈpɛ/^**
• Rhymes: -e, -ɛ

Noun

coupé m

1. coupé

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French couper (“to cut”).

Verb

coupé

1. to cut

References

• Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Spanish

Alternative forms

• cupé

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French coupé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈpe/ [kuˈpe]

Noun

coupé m (plural coupés)

1. coupé

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.