LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

carpasia1

carpasia f (genitive carpasiae)
Classical[karˈpa.si.a]Ecclesiastical[karˈpaː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. femininea kind of grand and spacious ship, typical of those from the island of Carpathos in the Aegaean Sea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarpasiacarpasiae
genitivecarpasiaecarpasiārum
dativecarpasiaecarpasiīs
accusativecarpasiamcarpasiās
ablativecarpasiācarpasiīs
vocativecarpasiacarpasiae

Origins

Alteration of Carpathia as a substantivisation of the feminine forms of Carpathius (“of Carpathos”) in elliptical use for nāvis Carpathia (“Carpathian ship”).

proper noun · femininefirst declension
Carpasia2
Carpasia f sg (genitive Carpasiae)
Classical[karˈpa.si.a]Ecclesiastical[karˈpaː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara town in Cyprus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCarpasia—
genitiveCarpasiae—
dativeCarpasiae—
accusativeCarpasiam—
ablativeCarpasiā—
vocativeCarpasia—
locativeCarpasiae—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καρπασία (Karpasía).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCarpasiaCarpasia (Καρπασία, Strab., Ptol., Diod., Steph. B. sub voce Καρπασεία, Stadiasm.; *karpa/sion, Hierocl.; Plin. Nat. 5.31. s. 35; Κάρπασος, Const. Por…

Quick answers

What does carpasia mean in Latin?
carpasia, a noun, means “a kind of grand and spacious ship, typical of those from the island of Carpathos in the Aegaean Sea”.
What is the genitive of carpasia?
The genitive singular is carpasiae. carpasia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce carpasia?
In classical Latin, [karˈpa.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [karˈpaː.s̬i.a].