noun · neuterthird declension
cȳphi
cȳphi n (genitive cȳphis)
Classical[ˈkyː.pʰɪ]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.fi]
Meaning
- a kind of compound incense from the Egyptians
Odoris autem suavitas et diversa thymiamata et amomum et cyphi, oenanthe, muscus et peregrini muris pellicula, quod dissolutis et amatoribus conveniat, nemo nisi dissolutus negat.
That the sweetness of the smell of various kinds of incense and amomum and cyphi, oenanthe, musk, and the skins of the exotic mouse fit the dissolute and loving nobody but a dissolute will negate.392 CE, Hieronymus, Adversus Jovinianum II.8
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cȳphi | — |
| genitive | cȳphis | — |
| dative | cȳphī | — |
| accusative | cȳphi | — |
| ablative | cȳphī | — |
| vocative | cȳphi | — |
cȳphi, is, n., = κῦφι,
I. an Egyptian perfuming powder, Scrib. Comp. 70; Hier. in Jovin. 2, 8.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κῦφι (kûphi).
Descendants
- Catalanxufla
- Catalanxufa
- Spanishchufa
- Englishchufafrom Spanish chufa