cyprinus

See also: Cyprinus

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kyˈpriː.nus/, [kʏˈpriːnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈpri.nus/, [t͡ʃiˈpriːnus]

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

  1. 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
Descendants
  • → Translingual: Cyprinus

Adjective

cyprīnus (feminine cyprīna, neuter cyprīnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Copper, made of copper
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cyprīnus cyprīna cyprīnum cyprīnī cyprīnae cyprīna
Genitive cyprīnī cyprīnae cyprīnī cyprīnōrum cyprīnārum cyprīnōrum
Dative cyprīnō 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
  1. Huisman, Clones of common carp, Cyprinus carpio: New perspectives in fish research
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