karper

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

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.

Concepts

carp

freshwater fish

Synonyms

karperachtige vis

Translations

Karpfen

carpe

carpa

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carpa

carpa

karp

κυπρίνος

sazan

carpione

carpa

σαζάνι

carpa

carp

Cyprinus

Cyprinus carpio