cyprinus
See also: Cyprinus
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kyˈpriː.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃiˈpriː.nus]
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek κυπρῖνος (kuprînos). The Greek term was first recorded by Aristotle in Historia Animalium. It is suggested that he derived the name from κύπρις (kúpris), a nickname of Aphrodite, in reference to the fish's fecundity. κύπρις is a reference to Aphrodite's birthplace in Cyprus.[1]
Noun
cyprīnus m (genitive cyprīnī); second declension
- A type of carp
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cyprīnus | cyprīnī |
| genitive | cyprīnī | cyprīnōrum |
| dative | cyprīnō | cyprīnīs |
| accusative | cyprīnum | cyprīnōs |
| ablative | cyprīnō | cyprīnīs |
| vocative | cyprīne | cyprīnī |
Descendants
- → Translingual: Cyprinus
Etymology 2
Adjective
cyprīnus (feminine cyprīna, neuter cyprīnum); first/second-declension adjective
- Copper, made of copper
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | cyprīnus | cyprīna | cyprīnum | cyprīnī | cyprīnae | cyprīna | |
| genitive | cyprīnī | cyprīnae | cyprīnī | cyprīnōrum | cyprīnārum | cyprīnōrum | |
| dative | cyprīnō | cyprīnae | cyprīnō | cyprīnīs | |||
| accusative | cyprīnum | cyprīnam | cyprīnum | cyprīnōs | cyprīnās | cyprīna | |
| ablative | cyprīnō | cyprīnā | cyprīnō | cyprīnīs | |||
| vocative | cyprīne | cyprīna | cyprīnum | cyprīnī | cyprīnae | cyprīna | |
References
- “cyprinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cyprinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Huisman, Clones of common carp, Cyprinus carpio: New perspectives in fish research