adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cupresseus
cupresseus (feminine cupressea, neuter cupresseum)
Classical[kʊˈprɛs.se.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kuˈprɛs.se.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to the cypress (tree); cyprine
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cupresseus | cupressea | cupresseum |
| genitive | cupresseī | cupresseae | cupresseī |
| dative | cupresseō | cupresseae | cupresseō |
| accusative | cupresseum | cupresseam | cupresseum |
| ablative | cupresseō | cupresseā | cupresseō |
| vocative | cupressee | cupressea | cupresseum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cupresseī | cupresseae | cupressea |
| genitive | cupresseōrum | cupresseārum | cupresseōrum |
| dative | cupresseīs | cupresseīs | cupresseīs |
| accusative | cupresseōs | cupresseās | cupressea |
| ablative | cupresseīs | cupresseīs | cupresseīs |
| vocative | cupresseī | cupresseae | cupressea |
cū^pressĕus, a, um, adj. id.,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cupresseus adj.
cupressus, of cypress, of cypress wood: signa Iunonis, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin cupresseus From cupressus (“cypress tree”) + -eus.