καρπός

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *kerp- (“pluck, harvest”). Compare Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest, autumn”), Proto-Slavic *čerpti (“to scoop, draw”) and Latin carpō (“to pick”), as well as Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”), derived from the ultimate root *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

Noun

κᾰρπός • (karpós) m (genitive κᾰρποῦ); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)

  1. fruit, grain, produce, harvest
  2. the product of something: children (fruit of the body), poetry (fruit of the mind), profit
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Aromanian: carpo
  • → Coptic: ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ (karpos)
  • Greek: καρπός (karpós)
  • Mariupol Greek: карпо́ (karpó)
  • → Turkish: karpuz

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷerp- (“to turn”); if so, related to Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“to turn”) (English wharf).

Noun

κᾰρπός • (karpós) m (genitive κᾰρποῦ); second declension

  1. wrist
Declension
Descendants

References

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾˈpos/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κᾰρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain”).

Noun

καρπός • (karpós) m (plural καρποί)

  1. fruit, grain
Declension
Descendants

→ Aromanian: carpo.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κᾰρπός (karpós, “wrist”).

Noun

καρπός • (karpós) m (plural καρποί)

  1. (anatomy) wrist
Declension

Further reading

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