English Explanatory Dictionary

coppern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made or consisting of copper; coppery.

Pronunciation

kŏp'ən /ˈkɒp.ən/ kä'pərn /ˈkɑ.pɚn/

Word forms

coppern

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English copren, from Old English cypren (“made of copper”), from Proto-West Germanic *kupprīn, from Proto-West Germanic *kopr + *-īn, and/or from Latin cuprīnus, cyprīnus (“made of copper”). By surface analysis, copper + -en (“made of”). Cognate with Dutch koperen (“made of copper”), German kupfern (“made of copper”).

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