LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

carpentum

carpentum n (genitive carpentī)
Classical[karˈpɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[karˈpɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. neutercarriage (two-wheeled); chariot
  2. neuterwagon, cart
  3. neuterbarouche

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarpentumcarpenta
genitivecarpentīcarpentōrum
dativecarpentōcarpentīs
accusativecarpentumcarpenta
ablativecarpentōcarpentīs
vocativecarpentumcarpenta

carpentum, i, n.,
I. a two-wheeled, covered carriage, coach, or chariot, esp. used in town and by women, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 23; Ov. F. 1, 619; Liv. 5, 25, 9; 1, 48, 6; 34, 3, 9; Tac. A. 12, 42; Juv. 8, 147 al.; cf. Becker, Gallus, 3, p. 10; Dict. of Antiq.: funebre or pompaticum, Suet. Calig. 15; id. Claud. 11; Isid. Orig. 20, 12, 3: Gallica, Liv. 31, 21, 17; cf. Flor. 1, 18, 27: Cimbrorum, id. 3, 3, 16: Britannorum, id. 3, 10, 17.—
II. A wagon or cart for agricultural use (post-Aug.): stercoris, a dung-cart, Pall. Sept. 1, 2.

Origins

Borrowed from Gaulish carbantos, from Proto-Celtic *karbantos (“chariot, war chariot”).

Descendants
  • Italiancarpento
  • Frenchcharpentefrom Old French charpent
  • Portuguesecarpento

In English words that came into English from carpentum

  • carpentercarpentārius

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCarpentumCarpentum (κάρπεντον, Dio Cassius) was a two-wheeled carriage with an arched covering [CAMARA]. The use of it is mentioned in very early times at Rome…

Quick answers

What does carpentum mean in Latin?
carpentum, a noun, means “carriage (two-wheeled); chariot; wagon, cart”.
What is the genitive of carpentum?
The genitive singular is carpentī. carpentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce carpentum?
In classical Latin, [karˈpɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [karˈpɛn.tum].