kòffer

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German cuffer, from Old High German *kuffar, from Proto-West Germanic *kopr, borrowed from Latin cuprum, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, Cyprus), for the large reserves on the island. Cognate with German Kupfer, English copper.

Noun

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kòffer n

  1. (Sette Comuni) copper
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Further reading

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  • “kòffer” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo