LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

carpasinus

carpasinus (feminine carpasina, neuter carpasinum)
Classical[karˈpa.sɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[karˈpaː.s̬i.nus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveA word found in the Vulgate, and now generally thought to mean "cotton".

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarpasinuscarpasinacarpasinum
genitivecarpasinīcarpasinaecarpasinī
dativecarpasinōcarpasinaecarpasinō
accusativecarpasinumcarpasinamcarpasinum
ablativecarpasinōcarpasinācarpasinō
vocativecarpasinecarpasinacarpasinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarpasinīcarpasinaecarpasina
genitivecarpasinōrumcarpasinārumcarpasinōrum
dativecarpasinīscarpasinīscarpasinīs
accusativecarpasinōscarpasināscarpasina
ablativecarpasinīscarpasinīscarpasinīs
vocativecarpasinīcarpasinaecarpasina

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰρπᾰ́σῐνος (kărpắsĭnos), from κᾰρπᾰ́σος (kărpắsos, “flax, Linum usitatissimum; cotton; white hellebore (Veratrum album)”).

Quick answers

What does carpasinus mean in Latin?
carpasinus, a adjective, means “A word found in the Vulgate, and now generally thought to mean "cotton".”.
How do you pronounce carpasinus?
In classical Latin, [karˈpa.sɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [karˈpaː.s̬i.nus].