cyprine
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English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
cyprine (comparative more cyprine, superlative most cyprine)
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin cyprium (“copper”) + -ine.
Noun[edit]
cyprine f (plural cyprines)
- (mineralogy) a blue variety of vesuvianite
Hypernyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Ultimately from Ancient Greek κύπρις (kúpris), an epithet of Aphrodite, + -ine
Noun[edit]
cyprine f (plural cyprines)
- (sex) vaginal lubrication, vaginal fluid
Further reading[edit]
- “cyprine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
cyprīne
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