noun · femininesecond declension
carpinus
carpinus f (genitive carpinī)
Classical[ˈkar.pɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkar.pi.nus]
Meaning
- feminineEuropean hornbeam (a variety of deciduous tree)
Prelum ex carpino atra potissimum facito.
1934 translation by W. D. Hooper, Harrison Boyd Ash Make the press-beam preferably of black hornbeam.234 BCE – 149 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura 31Item carpinus, quod est minima ignis et terreni mixtione, aeris autem et umoris summa continetur temperatura, non est fragilis, sed habet utilissimam tractabilitatem. Itaque Graeci, quod ex ea materia iuga iumentis conparant, quod apud eos iuga zyga vocitantur, item zygian eam appellant.
c. 80 BCE – 15 BCE, Vitruvius, De Architectura 2.9.12
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | carpinus | carpinī |
| genitive | carpinī | carpinōrum |
| dative | carpinō | carpinīs |
| accusative | carpinum | carpinōs |
| ablative | carpinō | carpinīs |
| vocative | carpine | carpinī |
carpīnus, i, f.,
I. hornbeam of two species,
I. Alba or carpinus alone: Carpinus betulus, Linn.; now carpino bianco, Vitr. 2, 9, 12, p. 74 Bip.; Col. 5, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 15, 26, § 67; 16, 18, 30, § 74; 16, 43, 83, § 227. —
II. Atra, now called sappino: Carpinus ostrya, Linn.; Cato, R. R. 31; cf. Plin. 16, 39, 75, § 193.
Origins
Unknown. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *kar- (“hard”), but the unusual extension and suffix are difficult to explain. See also carina and cerrus.
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Occitancarpe
- Spanishcarpefrom Occitan carpe
- Portuguesecarpafrom Occitan carpe
- Occitancalpre
- Gasconcarpefrom Occitan carpe
- Gasconcarpofrom Occitan carpe
- Gasconcarpafrom Occitan carpe
- Gasconcauprefrom Occitan carpe
- Languedociencauprefrom Occitan carpe
- Languedociencalprefrom Occitan carpe
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiancarpino
- Italiancarpine
- Corsicancarpinu
- Istriotcarpano
- Neapolitancarpine
- Siciliancàrpinu
- Venetancàrpano
- Venetancàrpane
- Venetancàrpen
Balkano-Romance
- Romaniancarpen
- Aromaniancarpin
- Megleno-Romaniancarpin
Ibero-Romance
- Catalancarpífrom Aragonese carpin
Borrowings
- Portuguesecarpino
- Esperantokarpeno
- Idokarpino
- Greekκαρπίνοςfrom Translingual Carpinus
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianciàrpin
- Friulianciàrpint
- Ladincàrpe
- Romanshcharpin
Gallo-Italic
- Emiliancàrpen
- Emiliancarpèn
- Liguriancarpe
- Lombardcàrpen
- Piedmontesechërpo
- Romagnolchêrpan
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Franco-Provençalcharpena
- Old Frenchcharme