LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cupressinus

cupressinus (feminine cupressina, neuter cupressinum)
Classical[kʊˈprɛs.sɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[kuˈprɛs.si.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the cypress (tree)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecupressinuscupressinacupressinum
genitivecupressinīcupressinaecupressinī
dativecupressinōcupressinaecupressinō
accusativecupressinumcupressinamcupressinum
ablativecupressinōcupressinācupressinō
vocativecupressinecupressinacupressinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecupressinīcupressinaecupressina
genitivecupressinōrumcupressinārumcupressinōrum
dativecupressinīscupressinīscupressinīs
accusativecupressinōscupressināscupressina
ablativecupressinīscupressinīscupressinīs
vocativecupressinīcupressinaecupressina

cū^pressĭnus (cȳ^press-, Vulg. Cant. 1, 16), a, um, adj., = κυπαρίσσινος,
I. of cypress, cypress-: frondes, Col. 2, 2, 11: coni, id. 6, 7, 2: oleum, Plin. 23, 4, 45, § 88.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος(kupárissos)
  2. Ancient Greek -ινος(-inos)
  3. Latincupressinus

Ancient Greek κῠπᾰρῐ́σσῐνος (kŭpărĭ́ssĭnos)bor. Latin cupressinus Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῠπᾰρῐ́σσῐνος (kŭpărĭ́ssĭnos, “of or pertaining to the cypress (tree)”). By surface analysis, cupressus (“cypress tree”) + -ĭnus.

Quick answers

What does cupressinus mean in Latin?
cupressinus, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the cypress (tree)”.
How do you pronounce cupressinus?
In classical Latin, [kʊˈprɛs.sɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kuˈprɛs.si.nus].
Where does cupressinus come from?
Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos) → Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos) → Latin cupressinus.