sarpa

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Daur

Noun

sarpa

  1. chopsticks

Descendants

  • Solon: sarpa

References

  • Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.

Javanese

Romanization

sarpa

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦂꦥ

Latin

Etymology 1

Seemingly from sarpō (“to prune”) +‎ -a. Compare French serpe.

Noun

sarpa f (genitive sarpae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) some agricultural tool, such as a pruning-hook, mattock[1] or hoe
    Synonym: sarculum
    • c. 1385, John of Fordun, Chronica Gentis Scotorum, volume 3:
      Obtinentes autem quae cis citraque murum sunt regiones, inhabitare coeperunt victores; ac citato repente rurali vulgo, cum suis sarpis quilibet et ligonibus, rastris, tridentibus et fossoriis, patulas in eo rimas foraminaque crebra perfodiunt; quibus ubique promptum habeant aditum etiam et recessum.
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Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative sarpa sarpae
genitive sarpae sarpārum
dative sarpae sarpīs
accusative sarpam sarpās
ablative sarpā sarpīs
vocative sarpa sarpae

Etymology 2

Possibly connected to Greek ἅρπη (hárpē).[2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Noun

sarpa f (genitive sarpae); first declension

  2. (hapax) heron
    Synonym: ardea
Usage notes

Mentioned in some manuscripts of Servius's commentary on the Georgics, 1, 364 as a synonym of ardea. Some instead read "sarapam" in this context.

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative sarpa sarpae
genitive sarpae sarpārum
dative sarpae sarpīs
accusative sarpam sarpās
ablative sarpā sarpīs
vocative sarpa sarpae

References

  1. ^ R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “sarpa”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
  2. ^ Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “sarpa”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots‎ (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 595

Further reading

  • sarpa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • sarpa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Solon

Etymology

Borrowed from Daur sarpa (“chopsticks”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sarpa

  1. chopsticks

References

  • Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.
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