LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininesecond declension

Cyprus1

Cyprus f sg (genitive Cyprī)
Classical[ˈky.prʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.prus]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCyprus—
genitiveCyprī—
dativeCyprō—
accusativeCyprum—
ablativeCyprō—
vocativeCypre—
locativeCyprī—

Cȳ^prus (-ŏs), i, f., = Κύπρος,
I. an island in the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, renowned for its fruitfulness, its rich mines, especially of copper, and for the worship of Venus, Mel. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; id. Fam. 15, 4, 15; Hor. C. 1, 3, 1; 1, 19, 10; Ov. M. 10, 270 et saep. —
II. Hence,
A. Cȳ^prĭus, a, um, adj., Cyprian: merces, Hor. C. 3, 29, 60: trabs, id. ib. 1, 1, 13: tellus, i. e. Cyprus, Ov. M. 10, 645: laurus, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127 et saep.— But esp. freq. Cyprium aes, also absol.: Cȳ^prĭum, ii, n. (late Lat. cuprum, Spart. Carac. 9, hence), Engl. copper, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 2.—Hence,
(b). Cȳ^-prĭus, a, um, adj., of copper, copper-: in mortariis, Plin. 33, 5, 29, § 93: vas, id. 23, 3, 37, § 74 Jan. and Sillig (al. cypreo): in pyxide, id. 28, 8, 27, § 95; cf.: pyxide aeris Cyprii, Scrib. Comp. 37: pes Cyprios, in versification, ˘¯˘˘¯, Diom. 3, p. 479.—
b. Prov.: Cyprio bovi merendam Ennius sotadico versu cum dixit significavit id quod solet fieri in insulā Cypro, in quā boves humano stercore pascuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 4 Müll.—
c. Subst.
(a). Cȳ^prĭa, ae, f., the Cyprian, i. e. Venus, Tib. 3, 3, 34; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52, 6 Müll.—
(b). In plur.: Cȳ^prii, ōrum, m., the Cyprians, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; Curt. 4, 3, 11.—
B. Cȳ^prĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Cyprian: laurus, Cato, R. R. 8, 2.—
C. Cȳ^prĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same: expeditio, Val. Max. 4, 3, n. 2: tauri, Capitol. Gord. 3 fin.—
D. Cȳ^pris, ĭdis, f., the Cyprian, i. e. Venus (in post-class. poetry), Aus. Epigr. 57; 106 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

Descendants
  • EnglishCyprus
  • FrenchCyprefrom Middle French Cypre
  • FrenchChypre
  • PortugueseChiprefrom French Chypre
  • SpanishChiprefrom French Chypre
  • ItalianCipro
  • RomanianCipru
  • AlbanianQiprofrom Italian Cipro

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCyprusCyprus (Κύπρος: Eth. and Adj. Κύπριος, Κυπριακός, Κυπριεύς, Κυπρίτης, Cyprius, Cypriacus: Kibris), an island lying off the coast of Phoenicia and Cili…
noun · femininesecond declension
cyprus2
cyprus f (genitive cyprī)
Classical[ˈky.prʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.prus]

Meaning

  1. femininehenna
    رَقَنَ n. a. رَقْنٌ i. q. رَقَمَ aut pro eo  1) Notavit, scripsit, pinxit, cypro tinxit. […] II [رَقَّنَ] Tinxit cypro barbam suam senex c. a. […] IV [أَرْقَنَ] Tinxit barbam suam cypro c. a. […] رِقَانٌ, رَقُونٌ Cyprus (Lawsonia inermis Lin.); et Crocus. […] إِرْقَانٌ Cyprus (Lawsonia inermis Lin.); et Crocus.1833, Georg Freytag, “cyprus”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum, volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 182b:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecypruscyprī
genitivecyprīcyprōrum
dativecyprōcyprīs
accusativecyprumcyprōs
ablativecyprōcyprīs
vocativecyprecyprī

cȳ^prus or cȳ^prŏs, i, f., = κύπρος,
I. a tree growing in Cyprus and Egypt; the flower of which yielded the cyprinum: Lawsonia alba, Linn.; Plin. 12, 24, 51, § 109; 23, 4, 46, § 90.
cȳ^prus,
I. a Sabine word, = bonus, v. 1. Cyprius.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κύπρος (kúpros, “henna”), from Akkadian 𒇒𒌓𒀀 (kupru, “bitumen, pitch”) from Akkadian 𒅗𒉺𒊒 (kapāru, “to smear, to daub on”).

Descendants
  • Middle Englishcipre

Quick answers

What does Cyprus mean in Latin?
Cyprus, a proper noun, means “Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)”.
What is the genitive of Cyprus?
The genitive singular is Cyprī. Cyprus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Cyprus?
In classical Latin, [ˈky.prʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃiː.prus].