cyprinus

See also: Cyprinus

Latin

Etymology

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]

Noun

cyprīnus m (genitive cyprīnī); second declension

  1. A type of carp

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cyprīnus cyprīnī
Genitive cyprīnī cyprīnōrum
Dative cyprīnō cyprīnīs
Accusative cyprīnum cyprīnōs
Ablative cyprīnō cyprīnīs
Vocative cyprīne cyprīnī

References
  • cyprinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cyprinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  1. Huisman, Clones of common carp, Cyprinus carpio: New perspectives in fish research
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