cyprinus
See also: Cyprinus
Latin
Etymology
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.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cyprīnus | cyprīnī |
Genitive | cyprīnī | cyprīnōrum |
Dative | cyprīnō | cyprīnīs |
Accusative | cyprīnum | cyprīnōs |
Ablative | cyprīnō | cyprīnīs |
Vocative | cyprīne | cyprīnī |
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