Cȳ̆prus (-ŏs), i, f., = Κύπρος,
I an island in the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, renowned for its fruitfulness, its rich mines, especially of copper, and for the worship of Venus , Mel. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; id. Fam. 15, 4, 15; Hor. C. 1, 3, 1; 1, 19, 10; Ov. M. 10, 270 et saep. —
II Hence,
A Cȳ̆prĭus , a, um, adj., Cyprian : merces, Hor. C. 3, 29, 60: trabs, id. ib. 1, 1, 13: tellus, i. e. Cyprus , Ov. M. 10, 645: laurus, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127 et saep.— But esp. freq. Cyprium aes, also absol. : Cȳ̆prĭum , ii, n. (late Lat. cuprum, Spart. Carac. 9, hence), Engl. copper , Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 2.—Hence,
β Cȳ̆-prĭus , a, um, adj., of copper, copper- : in mortariis, Plin. 33, 5, 29, § 93: vas, id. 23, 3, 37, § 74 Jan. and Sillig (al. cypreo): in pyxide, id. 28, 8, 27, § 95; cf.: pyxide aeris Cyprii, Scrib. Comp. 37: pes Cyprios, in versification, ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ –, Diom. 3, p. 479.—
b Prov.: Cyprio bovi merendam Ennius sotadico versu cum dixit significavit id quod solet fieri in insulā Cypro, in quā boves humano stercore pascuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 4 Müll.—
c Subst.
α Cȳ̆prĭa , ae, f., the Cyprian , i. e. Venus , Tib. 3, 3, 34; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52, 6 Müll.—
β In plur.: Cȳ̆prii , ōrum, m., the Cyprians , Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; Curt. 4, 3, 11.—
B Cȳ̆prĭ-cus , a, um, adj., Cyprian : laurus, Cato R. R. 8, 2.—
C Cȳ̆prĭăcus , a, um, adj., the same: expeditio, Val. Max. 4, 3, n. 2: tauri, Capitol. Gord. 3 fin. —
D Cȳ̆pris , ĭdis, f., the Cyprian , i. e. Venus (in post-class. poetry), Aus. Epigr. 57; 106 al.