copula

Noun

Meaning

The word which unites the subject and predicate.

The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also coupler.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

linking verb copulative congress commerce member auxiliary consummation bridge connection sex link joint bond tie mating
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Antonyms

fork point separate division separator malice
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Hypernyms

verb

Related terms

couple coupling copulation copulate copulative copular

Phrases with the word

gaussian copula quasi-copula

Derivatives

Copulae

Anagrams

cupola coupla cupalo

Examples

A copula is often a verb or a verb-like word, though this is not universally the case. citation A verb that is a copula is sometimes called a copulative or copular verb. Source: Internet

Additional uses of copular verbs A copular verb may also have other uses supplementary to or distinct from its uses as a copula. Source: Internet

Another auxiliary-type usage of the copula in English is together with the to-infinitive to denote an obligatory action or expected occurrence: "I am to serve you"; "The manager is to resign". Source: Internet

As noted above under zero copula, Russian and other East Slavic languages generally omit the copula in the present tense. Source: Internet

Another copula is du, which is a verb that means all its arguments are the same thing (equal). Source: Internet

Aristotle further distinguished (a) terms that could be the subject of predication, and (b) terms that could be predicated of others by the use of the copula ("is a"). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

copublication copublish copublisher copulability copulable Copulae