cupressinus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κυπαρίσσινος (kuparíssinos, “of or pertaining to the cypress (tree)”) or cupressus (“cypress tree”) + -īnus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kuˈpres.si.nus/
Adjective
cupressinus (feminine cupressina, neuter cupressinum); first/second declension
- Of or pertaining to the cypress (tree).
Usage notes
Please note that there is a disagreement over whether or not there is a macron on the third syllable (cupressīnus for cupressinus).
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | cupressinus | cupressina | cupressinum | cupressinī | cupressinae | cupressina | |
| Genitive | cupressinī | cupressinae | cupressinī | cupressinōrum | cupressinārum | cupressinōrum | |
| Dative | cupressinō | cupressinae | cupressinō | cupressinīs | cupressinīs | cupressinīs | |
| Accusative | cupressinum | cupressinam | cupressinum | cupressinōs | cupressinās | cupressina | |
| Ablative | cupressinō | cupressinā | cupressinō | cupressinīs | cupressinīs | cupressinīs | |
| Vocative | cupressine | cupressina | cupressinum | cupressinī | cupressinae | cupressina | |
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- cupressinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cupressinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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