Carpus
See also: carpus
Latin
Etymology
From carpō (“I pick, pluck, pluck off, cull, crop, or gather”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkar.pus/, [ˈkar.pʊs]
Proper noun
Carpus m (genitive Carpī); second declension
- the name of a carver
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Petronius to this entry?)
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Carpus |
| Genitive | Carpī |
| Dative | Carpō |
| Accusative | Carpum |
| Ablative | Carpō |
| Vocative | Carpe |
References
- Carpus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Carpus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 269/1