ciprio

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Cyprius, from Ancient Greek Κύπριος (Kúprios).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.prjo/, [ˈt͡ʃiːpr̺jo]
  • Stress: cìprio
  • Hyphenation: ci‧prio

Adjective

ciprio (feminine singular cipria, masculine plural cipri, feminine plural ciprie)

  1. (chiefly in reference to Greek mythology) Cyprian, Cypriot
    la cipria Dea ― the cyprian goddess [Venus]
    • 1790, Teresa Bandettini, “Canto terzo”, in La morte d'Adone [The Death of Adonis]‎, Modena, page 70:
      vide […] ¶ L'infida Diva, e il Ciprio giovinetto ¶ Seder giulivi ſulla ſponda erboſa
      [he] saw the treacherous goddess and the Cyprian youth [Adonis], sitting merrily on the grassy bank
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