LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininesecond declension

Carpathus

Carpathus f sg (genitive Carpathī)
Classical[ˈkar.pa.tʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkar.pa.tus]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularAn island situated between Crete and Rhodes

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCarpathus—
genitiveCarpathī—
dativeCarpathō—
accusativeCarpathum—
ablativeCarpathō—
vocativeCarpathe—

Carpăthus (-ŏs, Mel. 2, 7, 13), i, f., = Κάρπαθος,
I. an island in the Ægean Sea, between Crete and Rhodes, now Scarpanto, Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 71; 5, 31, 36, § 133.—
II. Deriv.: Carpăthĭus, a, um, adj., = Καρπάθιος, Carpathian: mare, the sea named from Carpathus, Mel. 2, 7, 13; Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 71; Prop. 3 (4), 7, 12; Verg. A. 5, 595; Hor. C. 4, 5, 10: gurges, Verg. G. 4, 387; and pelagus, Hor. C. 1, 35, 8; Col. 8, 16, 10: undae, Prop. 2, 5, 11: vates, i. e. Proteus, who had his abode there, Ov. M. 11, 249; cf. Verg. l. l. and Serv.; so also senex, Ov. Am. 2, 15, 10.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάρπαθος (Kárpathos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCarpathusCarpathus (Κάρπαθος; Carpathum, Plin.; in Hom. Il. 2.676, Κράπαθος: Eth. Καρπάθιος: Skarpanto), an island in the sea between Crete and Rhodes, which w…

Quick answers

What does Carpathus mean in Latin?
Carpathus, a proper noun, means “An island situated between Crete and Rhodes”.
What is the genitive of Carpathus?
The genitive singular is Carpathī. Carpathus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Carpathus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkar.pa.tʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkar.pa.tus].