cypres
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]cypres
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]cypres
- Obsolete spelling of cypress (“fabric”).
- 1915, Aphra Behn, The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. III[1]:
- Philemon Holland's Plinie, Bk. XI, ch. xxii: 'The invention of that fine silke, tiffanie, sarcenet, and cypres, which instead of apparell to cover and hide, shew women naked through them.'
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Danish cipræs, via Old French cipres and Latin cupressus from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cypres c (singular definite cypressen, plural indefinite cypresser)
Declension
[edit]Declension of cypres
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | cypres | cypressen | cypresser | cypresserne |
genitive | cypres' | cypressens | cypressers | cypressernes |
References
[edit]- “cypres” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]cypres
- Alternative form of cipres
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