Cyprus

See also: cyprus

English

Flag of Cyprus

Etymology

From Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cyprus

  2. An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia.
    • 2026 September 3, Jonathan Beale, André Rhoden-Paul, “British army told to stop non-essential training exercises to save money”, in BBC News‎[1], archived from the original on 15 September 2026:
      It will continue to train soldiers preparing to be deployed or on deployments - such as units sent to Estonia, the Falklands or Cyprus.
  3. A suburban area of Beckton, borough of Newham, Greater London, England, named after the Mediterranean island (OS grid ref TQ4380).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

Cyprus (uncountable)

  1. (historical, textiles) A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape.
    • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 131:
      Seated in an arm-chair, covered with cloth of gold, was the Queen; her robe was of black velvet, edged with the richest sable; and the diadem at the back of her head confined the folds of a long black Cyprus veil.

Alternative forms

See also

countries in Asia (appendix)edit
countries in Europe (appendix)edit

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.prʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Cy‧prus

Proper noun

Cyprus n (adjective Cypriotisch, male demonym Cyprioot, female demonym Cypriotische)

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: Siprus

See also

countries in Europe: landen van Europa (appendix)edit

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Northwest Semiticbor.
Ancient Greek Κῠ́προς (Kŭ́pros)bor.
Latin Cyprus

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κῠ́προς (Kŭ́pros).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Cyprus f sg (genitive Cyprī); second declension

    1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)

    Declension

    Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Cyprus
    genitive Cyprī
    dative Cyprō
    accusative Cyprum
    ablative Cyprō
    vocative Cypre
    locative Cyprī

    Descendants

    References

    • “Cyprus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “Cyprus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Malay

    Proper noun

    Cyprus

    1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia).

    See also

    countries in Europe: negara-negara di Eropah (appendix)edit
    countries in Asia: negara-negara di Asia (appendix)edit

    Slovak

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /t͡siprus/, [ˈt͡siprus]
    • Rhymes: -iprus
    • Hyphenation: Cyp‧rus

    Proper noun

    Cyprus m inan (relational adjective cyperský, demonym Cyperčan, female demonym Cyperčanka)

    1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)

    Declension

    Declension of Cyprus
    (pattern dub)
    singular
    nominativeCyprus
    genitiveCypru
    dativeCypru
    accusativeCyprus
    locativeCypre
    instrumentalCyprom

    See also

    countries in Asia: štáty Ázie (appendix)edit
    countries in Europe: štáty Európy (appendix)edit

    Further reading

    • “Cyprus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

    Welsh

    Etymology

    From English Cyprus.

    Proper noun

    Cyprus m

    1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)

    Coordinate terms

    countries in Asia: gwledydd Asia (appendix)edit
    countries in Europe: gwledydd Ewrop (appendix)edit

    Derived terms

    • De Cyprus (“South Cyprus”)
    • Gogledd Cyprus (“North Cyprus”)
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