Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuppy

/kˈʌpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: cup-py
IPA: /kˈʌpi/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the form of a cup.

adj

Having indentations or shallow depressions.

adj

Characterised by cup shakes.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewp-der. Latin cūpa ▲ Frankish *koppinflu.? Late Latin cuppabor.? Proto-Indo-European *gew-der. Proto-Germanic *kuppaz? Old English cuppe ▲ Proto-Germanic *kuppaz Old English copp Middle English cuppe, coppe English cup English -y English cuppy From cup + -y.

Inflected Forms

cuppier (comparative) more cuppy (comparative) cuppiest (superlative) most cuppy (superlative)

Derived Forms

cuppiness

Rhymes With

puppy guppy yuppie purse puppy duppy yuppy buppie huppie

Questions

How do you pronounce cuppy?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈʌpi/.
What does cuppy mean?: Having the form of a cup.
Where does cuppy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewp-der. Latin cūpa ▲ Frankish *koppinflu.? Late Latin cuppabor.? Proto-Indo-European *gew-der. Proto-Germanic *kuppaz? Old English cuppe ▲ Proto-Germanic *kuppaz Old English copp Middle English cuppe, coppe English cup English -y English cuppy From cup + -y.

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