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coppe

coppe noun: a spider.

Noun

coppe

  1. (UK, archaic, regional) A spider.

Origin of coppe

From Middle English attercoppe, from Old English ātorcoppe (“spider”), corresponding to atter (poison, venom) + cop (“spider”) (the latter is still to be found in the English word cobweb), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“vault, round vessel, head”), from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve”). Primarily occurs in the northeast Midlands region of England. Compare Danish edderkop, Norwegian edderkopp, Low German kobbe. Originating from the Dutch invaders who populated this area, the same word coppe, pronounced 'kab', existed in Middle Dutch up until the 14th century. The word kobbe, meaning spider, still exists in West-Flemish, a Dutch dialect spoken in the West of Flanders.

Words formed from coppe

Questions about coppe

What does coppe mean?
Coppe means a spider.
What part of speech is coppe?
Coppe is a noun.

Words near coppe in the dictionary

  1. Coppage
  2. Coppages
  3. Coppard
  4. Coppards
  5. coppas
  6. coppe
  7. copped
  8. copped a feel
  9. copped a load of
  10. copped a plea
  11. copped off

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