# koper
## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch koper, from Middle Dutch coper, ultimately from Latin cuprum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koːpər/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

koper (uncountable)
* copper

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkoːpər/, (Belgium) [ˈkoːpər], (Netherlands) [ˈkoʊ̯.pər]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ko‧per
* Rhymes: -oːpər

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch coper, ultimately from Latin cuprum.

#### Noun

koper n (uncountable)
* copper (metal, element)
    De oudheid gebruikte koper al voor het maken van werktuigen en sieraden.Ancient civilizations used copper for making tools and jewelry.
    Koper is een essentieel element in vele elektrische apparaten en bedrading.Copper is an essential element in many electrical appliances and wiring.
    De kopermijn produceert grote hoeveelheden koper voor de markt.The copper mine produces large quantities of copper for the market.

##### Derived terms

* geelkoper
* koperdief
* koperdiefstal
* koperdraad
* koperen
* kopererts
* kopergroep
* koperion
* koperkristal
* koperlegering
* kopermijn
* koperoxide
* koperpoets
* koperroest
* koperspiraal
* kopersulfide
* koperverbinding
* koperwiek
* roodkoper
* verkoperen

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: koper
* Negerhollands: koper, kopu
* → Lokono: koporo
* → Papiamentu: koper
* → Sranan Tongo: kopro
** → Caribbean Hindustani: kopro
** → Caribbean Javanese: kopro
** → Kari'na: kopolo
** → Saramaccan: koopo

### Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch coper, copere. Equivalent to kopen +‎ -er.

#### Noun

koper m (plural kopers, diminutive kopertje n)
* buyer
    De koper was tevreden met zijn aankoop.The buyer was satisfied with his purchase.
    De onderhandelingen tussen de verkoper en de koper duurden enkele dagen.The negotiations between the seller and the buyer lasted for several days.
    De potentiële koper vroeg om meer informatie over het product.The potential buyer asked for more information about the product.

##### Derived terms

* hoenderkoper
* inkoper
* katoenkoper
* kosten koper
* lakenkoper
* latoenkoper
* oliekoper
* paardenkoper

##### Related terms

* kopen
* verkoper

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

koper
* inflection of koperen:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

### Anagrams

* krope, poker

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch koffer.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkopər/ [ˈko.pər]
* Rhymes: -opər
* Syllabification: ko‧per

### Noun

kopêr (plural koper-koper)
* briefcase (A case used for carrying documents, especially for business)
* suitcase (A large piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling)

#### Alternative forms

* kopor (nonstandard)

### Further reading

* “koper” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Middle English
### Noun

koper
* Alternative form of coper

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔ.pɛr/
* (Greater Poland):
** (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA: /ˈkɔ.pɛr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔpɛr
* Syllabification: ko‧per
* Homophone: Koper

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koprъ.

#### Noun

koper m inan (diminutive koperek)
* dill (Anethum)
* peach fuzz (sparsely grown hair, especially facial hair of a teenager)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kupfer.

#### Noun

koper m inan (related adjective koprowy)
* Synonym of miedź

### Further reading

* koper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* koper in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Antoni Krasnowolski (1879) “koper”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 304

## Slovene
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koprъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kòːpər/, /kɔ̀ːpər/

### Noun

kọ́pər or kópər m inan
* dill (herb)

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “koper”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
* “koper”, in Termania, Amebis
* See also the general references