From Ancient Greek κυπρῖνος (kuprînos). The Greek term was first recorded by Aristotle in Historia Animalium. It is suggested that he derived the name from κύπρις (kúpris), a nickname of Aphrodite, in reference to the fish's fecundity. κύπρις is a reference to Aphrodite's birthplace in Cyprus.[1]
cyprīnus m (genitive cyprīnī); second declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | cyprīnus | cyprīnī |
Genitive | cyprīnī | cyprīnōrum |
Dative | cyprīnō | cyprīnīs |
Accusative | cyprīnum | cyprīnōs |
Ablative | cyprīnō | cyprīnīs |
Vocative | cyprīne | cyprīnī |
cyprīnus (feminine cyprīna, neuter cyprīnum); first/second-declension adjective
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | cyprīnus | cyprīna | cyprīnum | cyprīnī | cyprīnae | cyprīna | |
Genitive | cyprīnī | cyprīnae | cyprīnī | cyprīnōrum | cyprīnārum | cyprīnōrum | |
Dative | cyprīnō | cyprīnō | cyprīnīs | ||||
Accusative | cyprīnum | cyprīnam | cyprīnum | cyprīnōs | cyprīnās | cyprīna | |
Ablative | cyprīnō | cyprīnā | cyprīnō | cyprīnīs | |||
Vocative | cyprīne | cyprīna | cyprīnum | cyprīnī | cyprīnae | cyprīna |