copula
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copula
- /ˈkɒpjʊlə/ UK
- /ˈkɒpjələ/ UK
- /ˈkɑpjələ/ US
- /ˈkɔpjələ/ US
Sounds like copular(non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɒpjələ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin cōpula (“connection, linking of words”), from co- (“together”) + apere (“fasten”). Doublet of couple.
noun copulas · copulae
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A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.
I begin by arguing in section 2 that there are in fact at least two Celtic copulas, a grammatical copula that simply spells out tense and agreement, and a substantive copula formed on a lexically listed verbal stem.
Similar: linking verb, copular verb
- The bond or relationship by which two things are combined into a unity. The fact that in milk the copula or bond is exceedingly slight is evident from the spontaneous resolution of milk when left in a vessel, its resolution, namely, into cream—a white substance of comparative consistency,—and a sourish fluid; also from its ready resolution when, merely by motion, it is
- A function that represents the association between two or more variables, independent of the individual marginal distributions of the variables. In 2000, David X. Li, a banker with a doctorate in statistics who was then at RiskMetrics, part of J. P. Morgan Chase, began using mathematical functions called Gaussian copulas to estimate the likelihood of corporations’ dying in unison.
- A device that connects two or more keyboards of an organ.
- The act of copulation; mating.
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noun grammar: linking kind of word
| Español | cópula |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계사 gyesa, 코퓰러 kopyulleo, 계합사 gyehapsa |
| 日本語 | 繋辞 keiji, コピュラ kopyura, 連辞 renji, 指定詞 shiteishi, コプラ kopura |
| 中文 | 係詞 /系词 xìcí, 連詞 /连词 liáncí, 連繫動詞 /连系动词 liánxì dòngcí |
| हिन्दी | योजक yojak, संयोजक sãyojak |
| Português | cópula, verbo de ligação |
| Français | copule |
| Deutsch | Kopula, Kopulaverb |
| Italiano | copula |
| Ελληνικά | συνδετικό ρήμα syndetikó ríma |
| Română | copulă |
| Русский | свя́зка svjázka, ко́пула kópula, глаго́л-свя́зка glagól-svjázka |
| Tiếng Việt | từ liên hệ |
| العربية | رَابِطَة rābiṭa, رَابِط rābiṭ, عِمَاد ʕimād |
| עברית | אוֹגֵד ogéd |
noun statistics: measure of association
| Español | cópula |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | コピュラ kopyura |
| 中文 | 耦合 ǒuhé, 關聯結構 /关联结构 guānliánjiégòu |
| Русский | ко́пула kópula |
Talk about this word "copula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/copula. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. copula. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/copula "copula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/copula.Cite this
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title = {copula},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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