Coup

See also: coup

German

Etymology

17th century, from French coup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuː/

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• Homophone: Kuh
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

Coup m (strong, genitive Coups, plural Coups)

1. coup (quick, brilliant, successful act)

   Synonyms: Meisterstück, Husarenstück, Streich, Schlag

   einen Coup landen ― to pull of a feat

2. (learned, higher register) coup d'état

   Synonyms: Putsch, Staatsstreich

Declension

Declension of Coup [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Coup	die	Coups
genitive	eines	des	Coups	der	Coups
dative	einem	dem	Coup	den	Coups
accusative	einen	den	Coup	die	Coups

Further reading

• “Coup” in Duden online