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 Latin) IPA(key): [ˈky.prʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiː.prus] === Noun === cyprus f (genitive cyprī); second declension henna ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: cipre == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡siprus/, [ˈt͡siprus] Rhymes: -iprus Hyphenation: cyp‧rus === Noun === cyprus m inan (relational adjective cyprusový) cypress ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “cyprus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026