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Definitions for Copula

[1] something that connects or links together.
[2] Also called linking verb. Grammar . a verb, as be, seem, or look, that serves as a connecting link or establishes an identity between subject and complement. Compare action verb.
[3] Logic . a word or set of words that acts as a connecting link between the subject and predicate of a proposition.
[4] a verb, such as be, seem, or taste, that is used merely to identify or link the subject with the complement of a sentence. Copulas may serve to link nouns (or pronouns), as in he became king, nouns (or pronouns) and adjectival complements, as in sugar tastes sweet, or nouns (or pronouns) and adverbial complements, as in John is in jail
[5] anything that serves as a link
[6] logic the often unexpressed link between the subject and predicate terms of a categorial proposition, as are in all men are mortal

Words related to Copula

elbow, seam, network, relationship, hookup, element, contact, channel, tie, association, line, tape, ring, cohabitation, bridge, splice, point, nexus, impingement, bend

Words nearby Copula

copse, copt, copter, coptic, coptic church, copula, copulate, copulation, copulative, copulative asyndeton, copy

Origin of Copula

1640–50; < Latin cōpula, equivalent to co- co- + ap- fasten (see apt) + -ula -ule

Words that may be confused with Copula

copula, cupola

Other words from Copula

cop·u·lar , adjective

Word origin for Copula

C17: from Latin: bond, connection, from co- together + apere to fasten

Synonyms for Copula

elbow, seam, abutment, articulation, bend, bond, bracket, bridge, concourse, confluence, conjuncture, connection, coupling, crux, hinge, hyphen, impingement, interconnection, junction, knot, link, meeting, nexus, node, point, splice, suture, swivel, tangency, tie, union, vinculum