# copar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from French couper (“to cut”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kuˈpa]
* IPA: (Balearic) [koˈpa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [koˈpaɾ]

### Verb

copar (first-person singular present copo, first-person singular preterite copí, past participle copat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
* (sports, politics) to sweep, to make a clean sweep (in a competition or election)
* (games) to bet the bank
* (military) to encircle

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “copar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

## Irish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English copper.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkopˠəɾˠ/

### Noun

copar m (genitive singular copair)
* copper (chemical elements)
    Synonym: umha

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
copar
vocative
a chopair
genitive
copair
dative
copar
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an copar
genitive
an chopair
dative
leis an gcopar don chopar :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “copar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “copar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page {{{1}}}
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “copar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “copar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “copar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

Borrowed from English copper.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʰɔhpəɾ/

### Noun

copar m (genitive singular copair, no plural)
* copper
* copperas (iron(II) sulfate)
    Synonym: copar-dubhaidh

#### Derived terms

* clach-chopair (“lapis lazuli”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French couper.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koˈpaɾ/ [koˈpaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: co‧par

### Verb

copar (first-person singular present copo, first-person singular preterite copé, past participle copado)
* (politics) to make a clean sweep
** 2021, María Jesús Pérez Espí, Mercedes Sanz-Bachiller: Biografía política:Sin embargo, en Auxilio Social, por ejemplo, los varones acabaron copando los puestos clave, relegando a las mujeres a puestos subalternos.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* to get; take
* to use up

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “copar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Venetan
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
See accoppare

### Verb

copar
* (transitive) to kill, murder

#### Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

#### Synonyms

* maẑar, masar