cyparissus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ky.paˈris.sus/, [kʏpäˈrɪs̠ːʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.paˈris.sus/, [t͡ʃipäˈrisːus]
Noun
cyparissus f (genitive cyparissī); second declension
- (hapax) Alternative form of cupressus
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 3.677–681:
- cernimus astantis nequiquam lumine torvo
Aetnaeos fratres caelo capita alta ferentis,
concilium horrendum: quales cum vertice celso
aeriae quercus aut coniferae cyparissi
constiterunt, silva alta Iovis lucusve Dianae.- Translation by David West
- We saw the brotherhood of Etna standing there helpless, each with his one eye glaring and head held high in the sky, a fearsome gathering, standing like high-topped mountain oaks or cone-bearing cypresses in Jupiter's soaring forest or the grove of Diana.
- Translation by David West
- cernimus astantis nequiquam lumine torvo
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cyparissus | cyparissī |
Genitive | cyparissī | cyparissōrum |
Dative | cyparissō | cyparissīs |
Accusative | cyparissum | cyparissōs |
Ablative | cyparissō | cyparissīs |
Vocative | cyparisse | cyparissī |
References
- cyparissus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cyparissus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers