adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
omnicarpus
omnicarpus (feminine omnicarpa, neuter omnicarpum)
Classical[ɔm.nɪˈkar.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[om.niˈkar.pus]
Meaning
- adjectiveThat crops everything
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | omnicarpus | omnicarpa | omnicarpum |
| genitive | omnicarpī | omnicarpae | omnicarpī |
| dative | omnicarpō | omnicarpae | omnicarpō |
| accusative | omnicarpum | omnicarpam | omnicarpum |
| ablative | omnicarpō | omnicarpā | omnicarpō |
| vocative | omnicarpe | omnicarpa | omnicarpum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | omnicarpī | omnicarpae | omnicarpa |
| genitive | omnicarpōrum | omnicarpārum | omnicarpōrum |
| dative | omnicarpīs | omnicarpīs | omnicarpīs |
| accusative | omnicarpōs | omnicarpās | omnicarpa |
| ablative | omnicarpīs | omnicarpīs | omnicarpīs |
| vocative | omnicarpī | omnicarpae | omnicarpa |
omnĭcarpus, a, um, adj. omniscarpo,
I. that crops everything: capra carpa, a quo scriptum Omnicarpae caprae, Varr L. L. 5, § 97 Müll.
Origins
From omnis (“every, each, all”) + caper (“goat”) + -us (adjective forming suffix), with metathesis of the second word in the compound. Compare Varro, in De Lingua Latina, mentioning a Sabine form of the word capra: carpa.