cyprys

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish cypres.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɘ.prɘs/

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• Rhymes: -ɘprɘs
• Syllabification: cy‧prys

Noun

cyprys m inan (related adjective cyprysowy)

1. cypress (an evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis)

Declension

Declension of cyprys

	singular	plural
nominative	cyprys	cyprysy
genitive	cyprysu	cyprysów
dative	cyprysowi	cyprysom
accusative	cyprys	cyprysy
instrumental	cyprysem	cyprysami
locative	cyprysie	cyprysach
vocative	cyprysie	cyprysy

Further reading

• cyprys in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cyprys in Polish dictionaries at PWN