carpinus

See also: Carpinus

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kar- (hard). See also Latin carina and cerrus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkar.pi.nus/, [ˈkar.pɪ.nʊs]

Noun

carpinus m (genitive carpinī); second declension

  1. Hornbeam; European hornbeam; a variety of deciduous tree.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative carpinus carpinī
Genitive carpinī carpinōrum
Dative carpinō carpinīs
Accusative carpinum carpinōs
Ablative carpinō carpinīs
Vocative carpine carpinī

Descendants

  • Romanian: carpen
  • Romansch: charpin
  • Sicilian: càrpinu
  • Spanish: carpe
  • Translingual: Carpinus
  • Venetian: càrpano, càrpane
  • Walloon: charne

References

  • carpinus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • carpinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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