Carpis

See also: carpis and carpís

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.pis/, [ˈkärpɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkar.pis/, [ˈkärpis]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• Carpi

Proper noun

Carpis f sg (genitive Carpis); third declension

1. A town of Africa on the gulf of Carthago

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Carpis
Genitive	Carpis
Dative	Carpī
Accusative	Carpem
Ablative	Carpe
Vocative	Carpis
Locative	Carpī Carpe

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κάρπις (Kárpis).

Proper noun

Carpis m sg (genitive Carpidis); third declension

1. A river mentioned by Herodotus, maybe the Drava

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Carpis
Genitive	Carpidis
Dative	Carpidī
Accusative	Carpidem
Ablative	Carpide
Vocative	Carpis

References

• “Carpis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly