carpín

See also: carpin

Galician

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Italian scarpa (“shoe”), from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

Alternative forms

• escarpín

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑɾˈpiŋ]

Noun

carpín m (plural carpíns)

1. thick woolen sock usually worn with clogs

Related terms

• escarpa
• escarpado

 

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “scarp”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carpín”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carpín”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carpín”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

carpín

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of carpir

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈpin/ [kaɾˈpĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: car‧pín

Noun

carpín m (plural carpines)

1. goldfish (any of several taxa)

   Synonyms: carpín dorado, carpa dorada