carp

See also: Carp, CARP, and -carp

English

common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːp/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹp/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(r)p

Etymology 1

From Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa)[1].

Noun

carp (plural carp or carps)

  1. Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
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Etymology 2

From 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)

  1. To complain about a fault; to harp on.
  2. (obsolete) To say; to tell.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To find fault with; to censure.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
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References
  1. 1 2 “carp” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).

Noun

carp m (plural carps)

  1. carpus

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