carp
English
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(r)p
Etymology 1
From Middle English carpe, from Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa)[1].
Noun
carp (plural carp or carps)
- Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
Derived terms
Translations
Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
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See also
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse karpa (“to boast”)[1], karp (“bragging”).
Verb
carp (third-person singular simple present carps, present participle carping, simple past and past participle carped)
- To complain about a fault; to harp on.
- (obsolete) To say; to tell.
- (obsolete, transitive) To find fault with; to censure.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
Translations
To complain about a fault
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “carp”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).
Pronunciation
Noun
carp m (plural carps)
Related terms
Further reading
- “carp” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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