Zypresse

German

Alternative forms
  • Cypresse (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German zipresse, zipressenboum, from Old High German cipresenboum, from Latin cypressus, cupressus, from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος (kupárissos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡syˈpʁɛsə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsə
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Noun

Zypresse f (genitive Zypresse, plural Zypressen)

  1. cypress (tree)

Declension
Declension of Zypresse [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zypresse die Zypressen
genitive einer der Zypresse der Zypressen
dative einer der Zypresse den Zypressen
accusative eine die Zypresse die Zypressen

Derived terms
  • zypressen (“made of cypress wood”)

Further reading
  • “Zypresse” in Duden online
  • “Zypresse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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