κάρπασος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κάλπᾰσος (kálpăsos)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כַּרְפַּס (karpás, “a type of expensive fabric made of cotton”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κάρπᾰσος • (kárpăsos) f (genitive καρπάσου, plural (neuter) κάρπᾰσᾰ); second declension

  1. flax (Linum usitatissimum or Linum bienne)
  2. cotton

Declension

Feminine singular:

Second declension of ἡ κᾰ́ρπᾰσος; τῆς κᾰρπᾰ́σου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ κᾰ́ρπᾰσος
hē kắrpăsos
Genitive τῆς κᾰρπᾰ́σου
tês kărpắsou
Dative τῇ κᾰρπᾰ́σῳ
tēî kărpắsōi
Accusative τὴν κᾰ́ρπᾰσον
tḕn kắrpăson
Vocative κᾰ́ρπᾰσε
kắrpăse
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Neuter plural:

Second declension of τᾰ̀ κᾰ́ρπᾰσοι; τῶν κᾰρπᾰ́σων (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative τᾰ̀ κᾰ́ρπᾰσοι
tằ kắrpăsoi
Genitive τῶν κᾰρπᾰ́σων
tôn kărpắsōn
Dative τοῖς κᾰρπᾰ́σοις
toîs kărpắsois
Accusative τᾰ̀ κᾰρπᾰ́σους
tằ kărpắsous
Vocative κᾰ́ρπᾰσοι
kắrpăsoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • κάρπασον (kárpason, “white hellebore, Veratrum album”)
  • καρπησία (karpēsía)
  • ὀποκάρπασον (opokárpason)

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