carpinus

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Latin

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂er- (“hard”). See also carina and cerrus.

Pronunciation

Noun

carpinus m (genitive carpinī); second declension

  1. Hornbeam; European hornbeam; a variety of deciduous tree.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative carpinus carpinī
genitive carpinī carpinōrum
dative carpinō carpinīs
accusative carpinum carpinōs
ablative carpinō carpinīs
vocative carpine carpinī

Descendants

References

  • “carpinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • carpinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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