Swedish noun

en kupp

coup

Meaning

coup

In Swedish: överraskande handling för att ta makten

Forms

Forms of kupp
Singular, indefiniteen kupp
Singular, definitekuppen
Plural, indefinitekupper
Plural, definitekupperna

kupp is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kupp, den stora kuppen. Check another noun

Practise kupp

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Is it en kupp or ett kupp?

Expressions

  • (bli berömd) på kuppen
    (become famous) as a result

Words built with kupp

  • kuppmakare perpetrator of a coup
  • militärkupp military coup

Questions

What does kupp mean in English?

kupp means “coup”.

Is it en kupp or ett kupp?

It is en kupp, and “the coup” is kuppen.

What is the plural of kupp?

The plural of kupp is kupper, and the definite plural is kupperna.

Origin

From French coup.

Nearby common words

kupp is number 5,086 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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