Why are Cyprus people called Cypriots?

[lecter]

I'm honestly curious...as far as I know all other people are -ians, -ese, -ish or -ites or minor variations of those.

[Dilitante1]

those with zeal are zealots.......

[Brian Ellis]

Simple, it is a transliteration of the Greek Kupriotes (I'd type it in Greek, but I'm not sure if this forum accepts foreign alphabets)

[dZeus]

try and you might be surprised to find out it does.

[Novdid]

You'll never stop to be amazed by MURC!

[ayoub_ibrahim]

Originally posted by Novdid
You'll never stop to be amazed by MURC!

shouldn't that be MURCers?

[Kooldino]

That's MURCots, ibrahim.

[gt40]

or MURCenaries

[dZeus]

hmm... MURCernaries...

Maybe we should we expand the server fund:

MURCers for let; will cheeze opponent(s) of your choice on any forum for money

[Dilitante1]

Originally posted by dZeus
hmm... MURCernaries...

Maybe we should we expand the server fund:

MURCers for let; will cheeze opponent(s) of your choice on any forum for money

better yet: will opponent(s) of your choice on any forum for money

[Brian R.]

For the same reason people from Idus are called Idiots.

[Brian Ellis]

OK the modern Greek is Κύπριος fot the man, κυπριακόσ for objects. Ancient Greek was Κυπριότες for both.

Καταλαβάινης?

[KvHagedorn]

Are people from Lesbos called Lesbians?

[Brian Ellis]

Only the women! The men are called sex-starved!