LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

carpus1

carpus m (genitive carpī)
Classical[ˈkar.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkar.pus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinmasculinecarpus, wrist
    […]sic ut circa carpum appareant quatuor distincti tendines, qui per omnia quatuor digitorum internodia quadantenus extenduntur.1706, Philip Verheyen, Corporis humani anatomia, Tractatus VI Caput XIII, page 270:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarpuscarpī
genitivecarpīcarpōrum
dativecarpōcarpīs
accusativecarpumcarpōs
ablativecarpōcarpīs
vocativecarpecarpī

Carpus, i, m. carpo,
I. the name of a carver: qui obsonium carpit Carpus vocatur. Itaque quotiescunque dicit Carpe, eodem verbo et vocat et imperat, Petr. 36 fin.; 40.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerp-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kerpōs?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kərpós
  4. Latincarpus

Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós)bor. Latin carpus Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós).

Descendants
  • Catalancarp
  • Englishcarpus
  • Englishcarpo-
  • Frenchcarpe
  • Romaniancarpfrom French carpe
  • Romaniancarpo-from French carpe
  • Frenchcarpo-
  • Italiancarpo
  • Italiancarpo-
  • Portuguesecarpo
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Carpus2
Carpus m sg (genitive Carpī)
Classical[ˈkar.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkar.pus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularthe name of a carver

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCarpus—
genitiveCarpī—
dativeCarpō—
accusativeCarpum—
ablativeCarpō—
vocativeCarpe—

Origins

From carpō (“to pick, pluck, pluck off, cull, crop, or gather”).

Quick answers

What does carpus mean in Latin?
carpus, a noun, means “carpus, wrist”.
What is the genitive of carpus?
The genitive singular is carpī. carpus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce carpus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkar.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkar.pus].
Where does carpus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kerp- → Proto-Indo-European *kerpōs? → Proto-Hellenic *kərpós → Latin carpus.