Cyprus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
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[edit]
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See also[edit]
- (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)
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Cyprus n
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros)
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Cyprus m (genitive Cyprī); second declension
Inflection[edit]
Second declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cyprus |
| genitive | Cyprī |
| dative | Cyprō |
| accusative | Cyprum |
| ablative | Cyprō |
| vocative | Cypre |
| locative | Cyprī |
Related terms[edit]
Related terms
References[edit]
- Cyprus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cyprus in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
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