xiprer

Catalan

Alternative forms

• ciprés, xiprés, ciprer, xifrer

Etymology

From earlier ciprer, a back-formation from ciprés which was reinterpreted as a plural form (i.e. ciprers). From Late Latin cypressus, from earlier cupressus, a borrowing of Ancient Greek κῠπᾰ́ρῐσσος (kupárissos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃiˈpɾe]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [t͡ʃiˈpɾeɾ]

Noun

xiprer m (plural xiprers)

1. cypress (tree)
2. cypress (wood)

Derived terms

• xiprer calb

Further reading

• “xiprer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “xiprer” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.