rupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁyp/

Verb

rupe

1. first-person singular present indicative of ruper
2. third-person singular present indicative of ruper
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ruper
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of ruper
5. second-person singular imperative of ruper

Anagrams

• peur, puer, pure, puré, repu

Etymology

From Latin rūpes.

Noun

rupe f (plural rupi)

1. rocky cliff

Anagrams

• Perù, prue, pure, purè

Noun

rūpe

1. ablative singular of rūpēs

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lupe (“dove”).

Noun

rupe

1. New Zealand pigeon

Alternative forms

• rumpe (regional, dated)

Etymology

From Latin rumpere, present active infinitive of rumpō, from Proto-Italic *rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti ~ *Hrumpénti (“to break”), from the root *Hrewp-. Cognates include French rompre and Spanish romper.

Verb

a rupe (third-person singular present rupe, past participle rupt) 3rd conj.

1. to break (to damage)