qiparis

Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cipaˈɾis/
• Rhymes: -is
• Hyphenation: qi‧pa‧rís

Noun

qiparis m (plural qiparisa, definite qiparisi, definite plural qiparisat)

1. cypress

   Synonym: selvi

Derived terms

• qiparistë

References

• “qiparis”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “qiparis”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “qiparís”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 417