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Webster 1913 Edition
Cyprus
Cy′prus
(s?′pr?s)
, Noun.
A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning.
[Obs.]
Lawn as white as driven snow,
Cyprus
black as e’er was crow. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Cyprus
CYPRUS
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Cyprus
Cyprus
English
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.
Translations
country
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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, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of Europe)
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈky.prus/, [ˈkʏ.prʊs]
Proper noun
Cyprus m (genitive Cyprī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cyprus |
| genitive | Cyprī |
| dative | Cyprō |
| accusative | Cyprum |
| ablative | Cyprō |
| vocative | Cypre |
| locative | Cyprī |
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References
- Cyprus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Cyprus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.