noun · femininefirst declension
carpa
carpa f (genitive carpae)
Meaning
- Late LatinMedieval Latinfemininea carp (fish)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | carpa | carpae |
| genitive | carpae | carpārum |
| dative | carpae | carpīs |
| accusative | carpam | carpās |
| ablative | carpā | carpīs |
| vocative | carpa | carpae |
Origins
Unattested in Late Latin, from an unattested Germanic source (possibly Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa)). Surmised only from Old French carpe, Italian carpa. Compare Old High German karpho (from which German Karpfen). Suggestions as to the further origin of the supposed Gothic word are speculative. It has been compared with Sanskrit शफर (śaphara), Welsh carp, Lithuanian šapalas. However, the un-shifted Germanic k suggests that the word entered Indo-European languages through Germanic and is ultimately from a non-Indo-European substrate native to the Alpine region and Danube basin.
Gallo-Romance
- Catalancarpa
- Occitanescarpafrom Old Occitan escarpa
- Occitancarpafrom Old Occitan escarpa
- Franco-Provençalcârpa
- Old Frenchcarpe
Insular Romance
- Sardiniangràpa
- Sardiniangràpu
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesecarpafrom Old Galician-Portuguese carpa
- Spanishcarpa
- Aragonesecarpa
- Asturiancarpa
- Galiciancarpafrom Old Galician-Portuguese carpa
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiancarpa
- Corsicancarpa
- Maltesekarpafrom Sicilian carpa
- Venetancarpa
Gallo-Italic
- Emiliancàrpena
- Gallo-Italic of Sicilychierpa
- Gallo-Italic of Sicilychièrpa
- Liguriancarpa
- Lombardcarpen
- Piedmontesecarpa
- Romagnolchêrpa
Early
- Dutchkarperfrom Middle Dutch carpe
- Middle Low Germankarpe
Later
- Idokarpofrom Esperanto karpo
- Interlinguacarpa