Each of us who has ever traveled by train knows what a coupe is. However, this term has not one, but several meanings. What are they? Let's find out , and also consider the origin of this noun, its composition, spelling and pronunciation.
The origin of the word "coupe"
This term came to the Russian and Ukrainian languages from French. Most likely, this happened around the XVIII century.
From the language of Voltaire and Dumas, the word coupé (from which the Russian noun “ coupe ” arose ) is translated as “ cut off / separated ” . In turn, in French it is formed from the verb " cut off / separate " (coupér).
Initially, the term in question was used as a name for a double carriage. However, when this type of transport became less popular, and then completely disappeared from use, such a harmonious name began to be used to name other objects. Which ones? Let's consider.
The meaning of the word "coupe" in a motorist
Fans of retro cars (or those who cannot afford to buy a new car to replace the " humpbacked Cossack " ) know that the word under study is called a car with two doors.
And in the past in the coupe there were two (maximum three) seats. However, in modern models with two doors, as a rule, there are almost always four seats.
The exception is some race cars or antique- styled collectible vehicles.
Coupe on the trains. Difference from reserved seat
Having learned what a coupe is in a motorist, it is worth considering the meaning of this term in a railway environment. In it, this word refers to the closing part of the passenger carriage, designed for two or four travelers.
The peculiarity of this place is the presence of a sliding door in it , which allows compartment passengers to shut themselves off from the corridor or other passengers if they wish and travel in seclusion.
Having figured out what a compartment is in trains, you should pay attention to the difference between such a room and a reserved seat .
Comparing these two types of passenger seats, it is immediately important to pay attention that the coupe is more comfortable, and therefore more expensive.
There are always more passengers (54) in a reserved seat car than in a compartment car (36). This is due to the fact that the latter has no side beds. Due to the vacated space in the car, not only a much wider and more comfortable corridor is made, but also longer berths for passengers.
In the rest of the compartment and reserved seats are close to each other in terms of arrangement: two toilets at different ends of the car, as well as a water heater and a radio.
It is worth noting that in more modern models of compartment transport, both bathrooms are located in one place - at the end of the car. This is due to the method of processing waste.
If usually there is no sewage disposal in the toilet, since the toilet has a through hole through which everything is poured onto the rails, then in the bathrooms of the new design a biological reservoir is installed, similar to what is in buses and dry closets. Thus, sewage is no longer poured onto the rails, but collected and disposed of.
Thanks to this, passengers of such wagons do not have to suffer in the so-called " sanitary zones " , passing by which, the conductors close the bathrooms.
In addition to the above, in modern compartment cars there is air conditioning.
What kind of furniture is called a “wardrobe”?
Having considered what a compartment is in trains and how it differs from a reserved seat , it is worth learning about a special type of furniture with a similar name.
This is a wardrobe . This is the type of furniture that is equipped with sliding doors. It is no different from ordinary cabinets.
Fashion for such models arose due to the lack of space in apartments and houses. In order not to suffer with an ordinary door, to open which you need a certain place, use a sliding one. That is why sliding wardrobes (photo above) today are very popular furniture for arranging hallways and bedrooms, which are known to be small in most budget apartments.
Also one of the most common features of such doors is the frequent decoration with full-length mirrors.
Pronunciation of a noun
In view of the simple composition, questions about how the word “coupe” is spelled, practically no one arises. Moreover, this lexical unit is not inclined in cases and numbers and is always spelled the same way.
But there are some problems with its pronunciation. Indeed, in the Russian language, stress is unstable and can be put on any syllable.
So, how do you pronounce the word coupe? In this case, it inherited its sound from the French original. And as you know, in this language the emphasis almost always stands on the last syllable. It turns out that in the noun " compartment " the stressed vowel is " e " : coupe .
Coupe and coupe
The spelling of the word in question does not cause problems in itself, but if you put the pretext “in” before it, some nuances arise.
The fact is that in the Russian language there is such a feminine noun as " kupa " . This is the name of the obsolete version of the word " heap. " By the way, it is still actively used in the Ukrainian language.
As a result of centuries of linguistic evolution, on the basis of such a noun , the adverb " coupled " was formed , which means " together. " It is always written together and outwardly resembles the symbiosis of the noun “ compartment ” with the pretext “ in ” . But these parts are always written separately!
That is why it is always worth paying attention to the lexical meaning of a word in order to know how to spell it correctly: “ in a compartment ” or “ together ” .
For example: " Last week, classmates and I went on an excursion to another city. There were few seats on the train, and we had to go all together in a compartment. "
One of the easiest ways to distinguish between these homonyms is to try to replace the word “ coupled ” with “ synonym ” together. If it turns out to be done and the meaning is not lost, then we have an adverb.
Some advise trying to put an adjective or pronoun between " in " and " compartments " ( " ... I had to go together in one compartment " ), but this method is not always effective and can only be confusing.
It is also worth noting that the word " compartment " does not decline, and the noun " compartment " is very. And in the dative and prepositional cases of the singular, it has the ending " e " , and looks like a " compartment " .
In this regard, even if he does not have the pretext " in " , you still need to be extremely attentive to the lexical meaning of the noun.
How to parse the word "coupe"?
Having considered the meaning and features of writing, it would be nice to learn how to parse this word correctly.
So, it consists of four letters, forming two open syllables: “ ku ” and “ ne ” . Shock is the last of them.
Division for the transfer of a noun is as follows: ku-pe. That is, coincides with the division into syllables.
The phonetic transcription of this word is as follows: [ kup'e ].
The letter " k " - a consonant sound [k] - paired, solid and deaf.
The letter " y " is a vowel unstressed, labialized sound [y].
The letter " p " - consonant [ p ' ] - paired, soft and deaf.
The letter " e " is an unbalanced stressed vowel sound [`e].
The morphemic analysis (in composition) of the noun in question is as follows:
- compartment - the root, as well as the base;
- the ending is zero;
- there are no suffixes or prefixes.