ciprio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Cyprius, from Ancient Greek Κύπριος (Kúprios).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.prjo/
  • Rhymes: -iprjo
  • Hyphenation: cì‧prio

Adjective[edit]

ciprio (feminine cipria, masculine plural cipri, feminine plural ciprie)

  1. Cyprian, Cypriot (chiefly in reference to Greek mythology)
    la cipria Deathe cyprian goddess [Venus]
    • 1790, Teresa Bandettini, “Canto terzo”, in La morte d'Adone [The Death of Adonis]‎[1], Modena, page 70:
      vide [] ¶ L'infida Diva, e il Ciprio giovinetto ¶ Seder giulivi ſulla ſponda erboſa
      [he] saw the treacherous goddess and the Cyprian youth [Adonis], sitting merrily on the grassy bank

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