cuprum

Latin

Etymology

A borrowing from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”), from the large reserves of the metal found on the island.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.prum/, [ˈkʊ.prũ]

Noun

cuprum n (genitive cuprī); second declension

1. copper (the metal)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cūprum	cūpra
genitive	cūprī	cūprōrum
dative	cūprō	cūprīs
accusative	cūprum	cūpra
ablative	cūprō	cūprīs
vocative	cūprum	cūpra

Synonyms

• aerāmen

Descendants

• Asturian: cobre
• Catalan: coure
• Basque: kobre
• English: copper, cupric
• French: cuivre
• Galician: cobre

• German: Kupfer
• Italian: cuprico
• Occitan: coire
• Portuguese: cobre
• Romanian: cupru
• Spanish: cobre

References

• cuprum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cuprum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• cuprum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette