karper

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Danish

Noun

karper c

  1. indefinite plural of karpe

Dutch

Cyprinus carpio

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Vulgar Latin carpa; cognates include English carp, French carpe, Russian карп (karp), Serbo-Croatian krȁp / kárpa, Italian carpione.

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Noun

karper m (plural karpers, diminutive karpertje n)

  1. carp (Cyprinus carpio)
  2. (by extension) any of various, related freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae
    Synonyms: karperachtige, karpervis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: karp
  • West Frisian: karper
  • Indonesian: karper

Further reading

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch karper, from Vulgar Latin carpa, of unknown origin.

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  • Hyphenation: kar‧pêr

Noun

karper (plural karper-karper, first-person possessive karperku, second-person possessive karpermu, third-person possessive karpernya)

  1. (zoology) A carp, the often fished species Cyprinus carpio

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

karper m

  1. indefinite plural of karpe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

karper f

  1. indefinite plural of karpe