cyprus
See also: Cyprus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κύπρος (kúpros, “henna”), from Akkadian 𒇒𒌓𒀀 (kupru, “bitumen, pitch”) from Akkadian 𒅗𒉺𒊒 (kapāru, “to smear, to daub on”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈky.prus/, [ˈkʏ.prʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.prus/, [ˈt͡ʃiː.prus]
Noun
cyprus m (genitive cyprī); second declension
- henna
- 1833, Freytag, Georg, “cyprus”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum, volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 182b:
- رَقَنَ n. a. رَقْنٌ i. q. رَقَمَ aut pro eo 1) Notavit, scripsit, pinxit, cypro tinxit. […] II [رَقَّنَ] Tinxit cypro barbam suam senex c. a. […] IV [أَرْقَنَ] Tinxit barbam suam cypro c. a. […] رِقَانٌ, رَقُونٌ Cyprus (Lawsonia inermis Lin.); et Crocus. […] إِرْقَانٌ Cyprus (Lawsonia inermis Lin.); et Crocus.
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Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cyprus | cyprī |
| Genitive | cyprī | cyprōrum |
| Dative | cyprō | cyprīs |
| Accusative | cyprum | cyprōs |
| Ablative | cyprō | cyprīs |
| Vocative | cypre | cyprī |