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Galician
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Italian scarpa (“shoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
carpín m (plural carpíns)
- thick woolen sock usually worn with clogs
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “scarp”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carpín”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carpín”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carpín”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
carpín
- first-person singular preterite indicative of carpir
Spanish
Etymology
Fromm carpa (“carp”) + -ín.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾˈpin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: car‧pín
Noun
carpín m (plural carpines)
- goldfish (any of several taxa)
- Synonyms: carpín dorado, carpa dorada