cupressinus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυπαρίσσινος (kuparíssinos, “of or pertaining to the cypress (tree)”) or cupressus (“cypress tree”) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kuˈpres.si.nus/, [kʊˈprɛs̠ːɪnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kuˈpres.si.nus/, [kuˈprɛsːinus]

Adjective

cupressinus (feminine cupressina, neuter cupressinum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the cypress (tree).

Usage notes

Please note that there is a disagreement over whether or not there is a macron on the third syllable (cupressīnus for cupressinus).

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	cupressinus	cupressina	cupressinum		cupressinī	cupressinae	cupressina
genitive	cupressinī	cupressinae	cupressinī		cupressinōrum	cupressinārum	cupressinōrum
dative	cupressinō	cupressinae	cupressinō		cupressinīs
accusative	cupressinum	cupressinam	cupressinum		cupressinōs	cupressinās	cupressina
ablative	cupressinō	cupressinā	cupressinō		cupressinīs
vocative	cupressine	cupressina	cupressinum		cupressinī	cupressinae	cupressina

Synonyms

• cupresseus

Related terms

• cupressus

References

• “cupressinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cupressinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.