karpe

See also: karpë and karpę

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German karpe, from Medieval Latin carpa, from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa, “carp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karpə/, [ˈkʰɑːb̥ə]

Noun

karpe c (singular definite karpen, plural indefinite karper)

1. carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Inflection

Declension of karpe

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	karpe	karpen	karper	karperne
genitive	karpes	karpens	karpers	karpernes

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin carpa and Middle Low German karpe

Noun

karpe m (definite singular karpen, indefinite plural karper, definite plural karpene)

1. a carp (freshwater fish; in particular Cyprinus carpio)

References

• “karpe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin carpa and Middle Low German karpe

Noun

karpe f (definite singular karpa, indefinite plural karper, definite plural karpene)

1. a carp (freshwater fish; in particular Cyprinus carpio)

References

• “karpe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.