Standard Lemma guide

Cypriot

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈsɪp.ɹi.ət/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 P R IY0 AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S IH1 P R IY0 AA2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or relating to Cyprus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cyprian

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The dialect of Greek spoken in Cyprus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

The dialect of Turkish spoken in Cyprus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A person from Cyprus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cyprian

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Cypriot expatriates
  • Cypriote monasteries

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cyprian, Cypriote

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a native or inhabitant of Cyprus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cypriote, Cyprian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: European

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs, “Cypriot”). By surface analysis, Cypr(us) + -iot.

Across languages

Translations

117 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Sipries — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Asturian: chipriota — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Asturian: xipriota — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Catalan: xipriota — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塞浦路斯的 (Sāipǔlùsī de) — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賽普勒斯的 /赛普勒斯的 (Sàipǔlèsī de) — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Czech: kyperský — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Danish: cypriotisk — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Dutch: Cypriotisch — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Esperanto: kipra — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Finnish: kyproslainen — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • French: chypriote — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • German: zypriotisch — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • German: zyprisch — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Greek: κυπριακός (kypriakós) — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Ancient Greek: Κύπριος (Kúprios) — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Hindi: साइप्रसी (sāiprasī) — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Hungarian: ciprusi — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Hungarian: ciprióta — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Irish: Cipireach — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Italian: cipriota — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Kazakh: кипрлік (kiprlık) — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Latin: Cyprius — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Latvian: kipriešu — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Latvian: kiprisks — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Manx: Kypragh — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kypriotisk — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kypriotisk — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Polish: cypryjski — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Portuguese: cipriota — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Romanian: cipriot — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Russian: ки́прский (kíprskij) — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: ки̏па̄рскӣ — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: ци̏парскӣ — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: kȉpārskī — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: cȉparskī — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Spanish: chipriota — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Swedish: cypriotisk — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Ukrainian: кі́прський (kíprsʹkyj) — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Ukrainian: кіпріо́тський (kipriótsʹkyj) — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Welsh: Cypraidd — or, from or relating to Cyprus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塞浦路斯希臘語 /塞浦路斯希腊语 — dialect of Greek spoken in Cyprus
  • Finnish: Kyproksen kreikka — dialect of Greek spoken in Cyprus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塞浦路斯土耳其語 /塞浦路斯土耳其语 — dialect of Turkish spoken in Cyprus
  • Finnish: Kyproksen turkki — dialect of Turkish spoken in Cyprus
  • Afrikaans: Siprioot — person from Cyprus
  • Asturian: chipriota — person from Cyprus
  • Asturian: xipriota — person from Cyprus
  • Belarusian: кіпрыёт (kipryjót) — person from Cyprus
  • Belarusian: кіпрыётка (kipryjótka) — person from Cyprus
  • Catalan: xipriota — person from Cyprus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塞浦路斯人 — person from Cyprus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賽普勒斯人 /赛普勒斯人 — person from Cyprus
  • Coptic: ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲓⲟⲥ (kuprios) — person from Cyprus
  • Czech: Kypřan — person from Cyprus
  • Danish: cypriot — person from Cyprus
  • Dutch: Cyprioot — person from Cyprus
  • Esperanto: kipro — person from Cyprus
  • Farefare: kipro-nẽra — person from Cyprus
  • Finnish: kyproslainen — person from Cyprus
  • French: Chypriote — person from Cyprus
  • French: Cypriote — person from Cyprus
  • Galician: chipriota — person from Cyprus
  • German: Zyprer — person from Cyprus
  • German: Zyprier — person from Cyprus
  • German: Zypriot — person from Cyprus
  • German: Zyprerin — person from Cyprus
  • German: Zypriotin — person from Cyprus
  • Greek: Κύπριος (Kýprios) — person from Cyprus
  • Greek: Κύπρια (Kýpria) — person from Cyprus
  • Greek: Κυπριώτης (Kypriótis) — person from Cyprus
  • Greek: Κυπριώτισσα (Kypriótissa) — person from Cyprus
  • Ancient Greek: Κύπριος (Kúprios) — person from Cyprus
  • Cypriot Greek: Κυπραίος (Kypraíos) — person from Cyprus
  • Cypriot Greek: Κυπραία (Kypraía) — person from Cyprus
  • Hebrew: קפריסאי (qafrisai) — person from Cyprus
  • Hebrew: קפריסאית (qafrisait) — person from Cyprus
  • Hindi: साइप्रसी (sāiprasī) — person from Cyprus
  • Hungarian: ciprusi — person from Cyprus
  • Hungarian: ciprióta — person from Cyprus
  • Icelandic: Kýpurmaður — person from Cyprus
  • Irish: Cipireach — person from Cyprus
  • Italian: cipriota — person from Cyprus
  • Kazakh: кипрлік (kiprlık) — person from Cyprus
  • Korean: 키프로스인 (kipeuroseu'in) — person from Cyprus
  • Korean: 키프로스 사람 (kipeuroseu saram) — person from Cyprus
  • Latvian: kiprietis — person from Cyprus
  • Latvian: kipriete — person from Cyprus
  • Lithuanian: kiprietis — person from Cyprus
  • Lithuanian: kiprietė — person from Cyprus
  • Malay: orang Cyprus — person from Cyprus
  • Maltese: Ċiprijott — person from Cyprus
  • Maltese: Ċiprijotta — person from Cyprus
  • Maltese: Ċiprijotti — person from Cyprus
  • Manx: Kypragh — person from Cyprus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kypriot — person from Cyprus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kypriot — person from Cyprus
  • Polish: Cypryjczyk — person from Cyprus
  • Polish: Cypryjka — person from Cyprus
  • Portuguese: cipriota — person from Cyprus
  • Romanian: cipriot — person from Cyprus
  • Romanian: cipriotă — person from Cyprus
  • Russian: киприо́т (kipriót) — person from Cyprus
  • Russian: киприо́тка (kipriótka) — person from Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: Кипранин — person from Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: Кипранка — person from Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ципранин — person from Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ципранка — person from Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kipranin — person from Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kipranka — person from Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: Cipranin — person from Cyprus
  • Serbo-Croatian: Cipranka — person from Cyprus
  • Spanish: chipriota — person from Cyprus
  • Swedish: cypriot — person from Cyprus
  • Swedish: cypriotiska — person from Cyprus
  • Turkish: Kıbrıslı — person from Cyprus
  • Welsh: Cypriad — person from Cyprus
Real reading context

Cypriot in complete knowledge articles