different between coterie vs ruppe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French coterie.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??t??i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ko?t??i/, /?ko?t???i/, [?ko????i], [?ko?????i]

Noun

coterie (plural coteries)

1. A circle of people who associate with one another for a common purpose.

   Synonym: clique
2. A communal burrow of prairie dogs.

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “coterie”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• “coterie”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French coterie, from Medieval Latin coteria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ko?.t??ri/
• Hyphenation: co?te?rie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

coterie f (plural coteries or coterieën, diminutive coterietje n)

1. coterie, clique (exclusive circle of associates)

Related terms

• kot

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin coteria, from Old English cot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.t?i/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

coterie f (plural coteries)

1. (historical) feudal community of peasants
2. (figuratively, also derogatory) coterie, clique, cabal (small, exclusive group of individuals advancing shared interests)

Descendants

• ? Dutch: coterie
• ? English: coterie
• ? German: Koterie

Further reading

• “coterie” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
• coterie on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Romanian

Etymology

From French coterie.

Noun

coterie f (plural coterii)

1. coterie

Declension

Italian

Verb

ruppe

1. third-person singular past historic of rompere