"Κύπρος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Proper name

IPA: /ký.pros/, /ˈcy.pros/, /ˈci.pros/, /ký.pros/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈky.pros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈcy.pros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈcy.pros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈci.pros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Originally a Northwest Semitic goddess name from the root כ־ב־ר / ك ب ر (k b r) which is attested as Arabic الْكُبْرَى (al-kubrā, literally “the great”) in a variant reading of Sura 62, Aya 9. The island of Cyprus was a major source of copper during the Near East’s Bronze Age, so the Semitic name of this goddess’s local cult became associated with the copper metal and with the island of Cyprus itself. The Ancient Greek term is notably cognate with Sumerian 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (ud-ka-bar /⁠zabar, kabar⁠/, “bronze, copper”), Eblaite 𒂵𒁀𒈝 (ga-ba-lum /⁠kabalum⁠/, “copper”), Hurrian [script needed] (kabali, kābli, “copper”), and Latin aes Cyprium (“Cypriot copper”), later cuprum. Further compare Cypria, Cypris, alternative Latin names for the goddess Venus (Aphrodite). Unrelated to the words for the Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) κυπάρισσος and the word for the plant henna (Lawsonia alba) κύπρος (kúpros), though the latter is also red in color. Etymology templates: {{bor|grc|sem-nwe|-}} Northwest Semitic, {{ar-root|ك ب ر|nocat=1}} ك ب ر (k b r), {{cog|ar|كبرى|الْكُبْرَى|lit=the great}} Arabic الْكُبْرَى (al-kubrā, literally “the great”), {{cog|sux|𒌓𒅗𒁇|t=bronze, copper|tr=ud-ka-bar|ts=zabar, kabar}} Sumerian 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (ud-ka-bar /⁠zabar, kabar⁠/, “bronze, copper”), {{cog|xeb|𒂵𒁀𒈝|t=copper|tr=ga-ba-lum|ts=kabalum}} Eblaite 𒂵𒁀𒈝 (ga-ba-lum /⁠kabalum⁠/, “copper”), {{cog|xhu||t=copper|tr=kabali, kābli}} Hurrian [script needed] (kabali, kābli, “copper”), {{,}} ,, {{cog|la|aes Cyprium|t=Cypriot copper}} Latin aes Cyprium (“Cypriot copper”), {{taxfmt|Cupressus sempervirens|species}} Cupressus sempervirens, {{taxlink|Lawsonia alba|species}} Lawsonia alba Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Κῠ́προς|Κῠ́πρου|f|second}} Κῠ́προς • (Kŭ́pros) f (genitive Κῠ́πρου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Κῠ́προς|ου|form=FS}} Forms: Κῠ́προς [canonical], Kŭ́pros [romanization], Κῠ́πρου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ Κῠ́προς [nominative, singular], τῆς Κῠ́πρου [genitive, singular], τῇ Κῠ́πρῳ [dative, singular], τὴν Κῠ́προν [accusative, singular], Κῠ́πρε [singular, vocative]
  1. Cyprus (an island in the Mediterranean Sea) Wikipedia link: Bronze Age, Cyprus, Semitic roots, Sura Categories (place): Islands Derived forms: Κῠ́πρῐος (Kŭ́prĭos), κῠ́πρῐος (kŭ́prĭos), κῠπρῐ́ς (kŭprĭ́s), κῠπρογενής (kŭprogenḗs), κῠπρογένεια (kŭprogéneia), κῠπρογένηα (kŭprogénēa), κῠπρόθε (kŭpróthe), κῠπρόθεν (kŭpróthen), κῠ́προνδε (kŭ́pronde)
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ký.pros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.pros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.pros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ký.pros/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈky.pros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.pros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈcy.pros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈci.pros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Κύπρος"
}

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