Cyprus
English
Etymology
Via Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/
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Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: cypress
Proper noun
Cyprus
- Country between Europe and the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea. Member state of the European Union since 2004. Official name: Republic of Cyprus.
- Island between Europe and the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Translations
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See also
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
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Proper noun
Cyprus n
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈky.prus/, [ˈkʏ.prʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.prus/, [ˈt͡ʃiː.prus]
Proper noun
Cyprus m (genitive Cyprī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
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| nominative | Cyprus |
| genitive | Cyprī |
| dative | Cyprō |
| accusative | Cyprum |
| ablative | Cyprō |
| vocative | Cypre |
| locative | Cyprī |
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Terms related to Cyprus
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References
- Cyprus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cyprus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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