koperta

See also: kopertą

Polish

koperta (#1)
koperta (#3)

Alternative forms

  • kowerta (19th c., obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian coperta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈpɛr.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrta
  • Syllabification: ko‧per‧ta

Noun

koperta f (diminutive kopertka, related adjective kopertowy)

  1. envelope (paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing)
    Hypernym: opakowanie
  2. protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also: the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD [from 20th c.]
  3. clutch, clutch bag (small handbag without a shoulder strap, designed to be held in the hand)
    Synonym: kopertówka
  4. comforter cover with a characteristic diamond-shaped opening in the middle on the top side
    Hypernyms: poszwa, pościel
  5. casing of the watch mechanism
    Hypernym: obudowa
  6. (automotive, colloquial) painted rectangle with two diagonals marking the place intended for parking the vehicle of an authorized person or used (until 2005) to test the ability of a driving test candidate to perform the maneuver of parallel parking in reverse
  7. (automotive, colloquial) maneuver of parallel parking in reverse that a driving test candidate should be able to perform
  8. (colloquial, metonymically) money given in an envelope as a bribe or gift

Declension

Derived terms

noun
  • kopertówka
verb
  • kopertować impf
adverb
  • kopertowo
noun
  • kopertówa

Further reading

  • koperta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • koperta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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