Cypre

See also: cypre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Cypre, from Latin Cyprus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sipʁ/

Proper noun

Cypre f

  1. archaic form of Chypre

Derived terms

Latin

Proper noun

Cypre

  1. vocative singular of Cyprus

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin Cyprus.

Proper noun

Cypre f

  1. Cyprus
    • 1561, Hypnerotomachie, folio 26v:
      […] de laquelle ces Nymphes mes conduyctrices mirẽt quelque peu en ce vaſe, & par deſſus aucunes gommes & bois odorant, dont ce fit vn parfum beaucoup plꝰ ſouef que celuy d’oyſeletz de Cypre.
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Descendants

  • French: Cypre

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sipre/, [ˈt͡sipre]
  • Rhymes: -ipre
  • Hyphenation: Cyp‧re

Proper noun

Cypre

  1. locative singular of Cyprus
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