carpe

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Late Latin carpa, probably from a language of eastern Europe.

Noun

carpe f (plural carpes)

  1. carp
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós).

Noun

carpe m (plural carpes)

  1. (anatomy) carpus

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

carpe

  1. inflection of carpir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Noun

carpe f pl

  1. plural of carpa

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

carpe

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of carpō

Noun

carpe

  1. vocative singular of carpus

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa).

Pronunciation

Noun

carpe (plural carpes)

  1. carp

Descendants

  • English: carp
  • Scots: cairp

References

Norman

Etymology

From Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa).

Noun

carpe f (plural carpes)

  1. (Jersey) carp

Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

carpe oblique singularf (oblique plural carpes, nominative singular carpe, nominative plural carpes)

  1. carp (fish)

Descendants

Portuguese

Verb

carpe

  1. inflection of carpir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾpe/
  • Rhymes: -aɾpe
  • Syllabification: car‧pe

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Occitan carpe, from Latin carpinus.

Noun

carpe m (plural carpes)

  1. hornbeam

Etymology 2

Verb

carpe

  1. inflection of carpir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading