karper
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Danish
Noun
karper c
Dutch
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from Vulgar Latin carpa; cognates include English carp, French carpe, Russian карп (karp), Serbo-Croatian krȁp / kárpa, Italian carpione.
Pronunciation
Noun
karper m (plural karpers, diminutive karpertje n)
- (zoology) a carp, the often fished species Cyprinus carpio
- by extension, any of various, related freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae
Synonyms
- (by extension) karperachtige m, karpervis m (obsolete spelling: karpervisch m)
Derived terms
- karpersprong
- (fish species) goudkarper m, karperkoning m, karperzalm, steenkarper m, blauwkarper m, boerenkarper m, edelkarper m, goudkarper m, karperzalm, kroeskarper m, kruiskarper m, lederkarper, maankarper m, schubkarper m, spiegelkarper m, steenkarper m, zalmkarper m, zeekarper m
- karperbeugel m
- karpergehak n
- karperhom.
- karperkweekerij
- karperluis
- karperpastei
- karperrug
- karpersoep
- karpersoort
- karpersprong m
- karpersteen
- karperteelt
- karpertong, karperstong
- karpervangst
- karpervijver m
Descendants
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dutch karper, from Vulgar Latin carpa, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
karper (plural karper-karper, first-person possessive karperku, second-person possessive karpermu, third-person possessive karpernya)
- (zoology) A carp, the often fished species Cyprinus carpio
Further reading
- “karper” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
karper m
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
karper f