cipres

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See also: ciprés

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cypresse, from Old French cipres, from Latin cupressus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈprɛs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ci‧pres
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

cipres m (plural cipressen, diminutive cipresje n)

  1. cypress

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French cipres, from Latin cupressus, from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈprɛs/, /ˈsiprɛs/, /ˈsiːprɛs/

Noun

cipres (plural cipresses)

  1. A cypress (the tree Cupressus sempervirens)
    Synonym: cipre
  2. The wood of that tree; cypress wood.
Descendants
  • English: cypress
References

Etymology 2

Noun

cipres

  1. plural of cipre (cypress)