calpar

Latin

Etymology

Probably cognate with Ancient Greek κάλπις (kálpis, “jug, urn”) and Breton kelorn (“bucket”). Further origin is uncertain. According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *kelp- (“cauldron, jar”), also compared to Welsh celwrn and the British placename Celurnum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.par/, [ˈkäɫ̪pär]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.par/, [ˈkälpär]

Noun

calpar n (genitive calpāris); third declension

1. A vessel for liquids, especially for wine
2. A wine cask, a wine pitcher

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	calpar	calpāria
genitive	calpāris	calpārium
dative	calpārī	calpāribus
accusative	calpar	calpāria
ablative	calpārī	calpāribus
vocative	calpar	calpāria

References

• “calpar”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• calpar in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.