EuroLex/F/Coup
- Original language: French
- Original form and meaning: coup - 1. coup (meaning: brilliantly executed stratagem; a triumph), 2. manoeuvre, blow, stab, stroke
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
| Language | Form | Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) | Current Meaning and Status | Earlier Meanings and Statusses | Source |
| Catalan | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Croatian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Czech | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Danish | kup | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Dutch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| English | coup | coup: c. 1400
coup d'étate: 1646 coup de grâce: 1699 | 'meaning 1;
and also: among certain Native American peoples, a feat of bravery performed in battle, especially the touching of an enemy's body without causing injury coup d'état: a sudden overthrow of a government coup de grâce: a deathblow delivered to end the misery of a mortally wounded victim; a finishing stroke or decisive event' | '...' | http://www.etymonline.com |
| Estonian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Finnish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| French | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Frisian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| German | Coup | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Hungarian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Irish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Italian | colpo maestro | ... | 'meaning 1,
and also coup d'étate' | '...' | ... |
| Latvian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Lithuanian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Maltese | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Norwegian | kupp | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Polish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Portuguese | golpe | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Rumantsch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovak | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovenian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Spanish | golpe | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Swedish | kupp | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
Annotations
editEtymology: from OF colp "to cut, strike", from ML colpus, from VL colapus, from L colaphus "a cuff, box on the ear", from Gk kolaphos "a blow, slap".
coup d'étate: from F, lit. "stroke of the state"
coup de grâce: from F, lit. "stroke of grace"
Source: http://www.etymonline.com
Information on Other Languages
editDutch: goede zet
Czech: skvělý tah
Estonian: meisterlik saavutus
Hungarian: tett
Latvian: sekmīgs darījums
Lithuanian: netikėta sėkmė
Polish: przełom
Slovak: (dobrý) ťah
Slovenian: podvig
Spanish: logro