karper

Meaning

1. (masculine) carp (Cyprinus carpio)
2. (broadly, masculine) any of various, related freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae

Concepts

carp

freshwater fish

Synonyms

karperachtige vis

Translations

Karpfen

carpe

carpa

⛺

carpa

carpa

κυπρίνος

sazan

carpione

carpa

σαζάνι

carpa

carp

Cyprinus

Cyprinus carpio

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɑr.pər]

Etymology

Cognate with English: carp

Cognate with French: carpe

Cognate with Russian: карп

Cognate with Serbo-Croatian: krȁp

Cognate with Italian: carpione

In summary

From Middle Dutch carpere, further unknown. Possibly from Vulgar Latin carpa; cognates include English carp, French carpe, Russian карп (karp), Serbo-Croatian krȁp / kárpa, Italian carpione. Might stem from a non-Indo-European substrate language native to the Alps.