different between kopek vs ruble

English

Alternative forms

• copeck
• kopeck
• kopeyka

Etymology

From Russian ???????? (kopéjka), from ????? (kop?jó, “spear”) (from the image of a rider with a spear on the coins minted by Moscow after the capture of Novgorod in 1478).

Noun

kopek (plural kopeks)

1. A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
2. A kopiyka: a Ukrainian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a hryvnia.

Usage notes

Kopek is the favored spelling used by the Moscow Times, whereas some English dictionaries prefer kopeck.

Translations

See also

• kopiyka

Spanish

Noun

kopek m (plural kopeks)

1. kopek

English

Alternative forms

• rouble (via French)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ????? (rubl?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?b?l/

Noun

ruble (plural rubles)

1. The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: ???????? (kopéjka), Belarusian: ???????? (kapjéjka)). The Russian ruble's symbol is ?.

Alternative forms

• rouble
• rubl

Translations

See also

• BYR

Anagrams

• Brule, Brulé, Luber, bluer, burel

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?ru.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?ru.ble/

Noun

ruble m (plural rubles)

1. ruble (currency of Russia)

Further reading

• “ruble” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ruble” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “ruble” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ruble” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Polish

Noun

ruble m

1. nominative plural of rubel
2. accusative plural of rubel
3. vocative plural of rubel