proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Carpatēs
Carpatēs m sg (genitive Carpatae)
Meaning
- New Latinthe Carpathians
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Carpatēs | — |
| genitive | Carpatae | — |
| dative | Carpatae | — |
| accusative | Carpatēn | — |
| ablative | Carpatē | — |
| vocative | Carpatē | — |
Origins
A foreign word of uncertain origin, but from the same source as Old Norse Harfaða-fjǫll (“Carpathian Mountains”), the first part possibly from Proto-Germanic *harbaþaz (“Carpathian”, name of a tribe?). Interestingly, the borrowing from or into Germanic appears to have taken place before Grimm's law and is thus very early, prior to Proto-Germanic proper. Alternatively, from Illyrian or Proto-Albanian *karpātai (“mountanous place”). Compare in any case Carpi, the name of a tribe of the Carpathian region, perhaps Dacian in ethnicity.
Descendants
- EnglishCarpathians
- FrenchCarpates