noun · femininefirst declension
harpa
harpa f (genitive harpae)
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latinfeminineharp
harpa, ae, f., = ἅρπη (a sickle, transf.),
I. a harp (late Lat.), Ven. Carm. 7, 8, 63.
Origins
Borrowed from Frankish *harpā. First attested in Fortunatus, 7th c. (plaudat tibi barbarus harpa).
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchharpefrom Old French harpe
- Romanianharpăfrom Old French harpe
- Catalanarpafrom Old Occitan arpa
- Occitanurpafrom Old Occitan arpa
- Occitanarpafrom Old Occitan arpa
- Turkisharpfrom Old French harpe
- Normanharpefrom Old French harpe
- Picardhârpefrom Old French harpe
- Walloonârpefrom Old French harpe
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseharpafrom Old Galician-Portuguese arpa
- Spanisharpa
- Asturianarpa
- Galicianarpafrom Old Galician-Portuguese arpa
Italo-Romance
- Italianarpa
- Sardinianarpafrom Italian arpa