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cupula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
cupu-la
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.

noun

A moveable object in the ampullae of the ear's semicircular canals that is involved in sensing head rotation

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cūpula, from cūpa + -ula. Doublet of cupola. False cognate of English cupule in which English cup is descendant of Old English copp of Germanic origin.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cupulas (plural) cupulae (plural)

Derived Forms

cupulolithiasis

Questions

What does cupula mean?
A cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.
Where does cupula come from?
Borrowed from Latin cūpula, from cūpa + -ula. Doublet of cupola. False cognate of English cupule in which English cup is descendant of Old English copp of Germanic origin.

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