LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cyprīnus1

cyprīnus m (genitive cyprīnī)
Classical[kyˈpriː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃiˈpriː.nus]

Meaning

  1. A type of carp

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecyprīnuscyprīnī
genitivecyprīnīcyprīnōrum
dativecyprīnōcyprīnīs
accusativecyprīnumcyprīnōs
ablativecyprīnōcyprīnīs
vocativecyprīnecyprīnī

cyprīnus, i, m., = κυπρῖνος,
I. a species of carp, Plin. 9, 51, 74, § 162; 9, 16, 25, § 58.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κυπρῖνος (kuprînos). The Greek term was first recorded by Aristotle in Historia Animalium. It is suggested that he derived the name from κύπρις (kúpris), a nickname of Aphrodite, in reference to the fish's fecundity. κύπρις is a reference to Aphrodite's birthplace in Cyprus.

Descendants
  • Italianciprino
  • Englishcyprine
  • Englishcyprinid
  • TranslingualCyprinus
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
cyprīnus2
cyprīnus (feminine cyprīna, neuter cyprīnum)
Classical[kyˈpriː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃiˈpriː.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveCopper, made of copper

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecyprīnuscyprīnacyprīnum
genitivecyprīnīcyprīnaecyprīnī
dativecyprīnōcyprīnaecyprīnō
accusativecyprīnumcyprīnamcyprīnum
ablativecyprīnōcyprīnācyprīnō
vocativecyprīnecyprīnacyprīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecyprīnīcyprīnaecyprīna
genitivecyprīnōrumcyprīnārumcyprīnōrum
dativecyprīnīscyprīnīscyprīnīs
accusativecyprīnōscyprīnāscyprīna
ablativecyprīnīscyprīnīscyprīnīs
vocativecyprīnīcyprīnaecyprīna

Quick answers

What does cyprīnus mean in Latin?
cyprīnus, a noun, means “A type of carp”.
What is the genitive of cyprīnus?
The genitive singular is cyprīnī. cyprīnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce cyprīnus?
In classical Latin, [kyˈpriː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃiˈpriː.nus].