karper

Danish

Noun

karper c

1. indefinite plural of karpe

Dutch

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Vulgar Latin carpa; cognates include English carp, French carpe, Russian карп (karp), Serbo-Croatian krȁp / kárpa, Italian carpione.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɑr.pər]

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Noun

karper m (plural karpers, diminutive karpertje n)

1. (zoology) A carp, the often fished species Cyprinus carpio
2. By extension, any of various, related freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae

Synonyms

• (by extension) karperachtige m, karpervis m (obsolete spelling: karpervisch m)

Derived terms

• karpersprong
• (fish species) goudkarper m, karperkoning m, karperzalm, steenkarper m, blauwkarper m, boerenkarper m, edelkarper m, goudkarper m, karperzalm, kroeskarper m, kruiskarper m, lederkarper, maankarper m, schubkarper m, spiegelkarper m, steenkarper m, zalmkarper m, zeekarper m
• karperbeugel m
• karpergehak n
• karperhom.
• karperkweekerij
• karperluis
• karperpastei
• karperrug
• karpersoep
• karpersoort
• karpersprong m
• karpersteen
• karperteelt
• karpertong, karperstong
• karpervangst
• karpervijver m

Descendants

• Afrikaans: karp
• → West Frisian: karper
• → Indonesian: karper

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kaper

Etymology

From Dutch karper, from Vulgar Latin carpa, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkarpər]
• Hyphenation: kar‧pêr

Noun

karper (plural karper-karper, first-person possessive karperku, second-person possessive karpermu, third-person possessive karpernya)

1. (zoology) A carp, the often fished species Cyprinus carpio

Further reading

• “karper” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

karper m

1. indefinite plural of karpe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

karper f

1. indefinite plural of karpe