κάρπασος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás, a type of expensive fabric made of cotton).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κάρπᾰσος (kárpasosf (genitive καρπάσου, plural (neuter) κάρπᾰσᾰ); second declension

  1. flax (Linum usitatissimum or Linum bienne)
  2. cotton

Declension

Feminine singular:

Neuter plural:

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