καρπάλιμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The entry by Beekes in his Etymological Dictionary of Greek reads (in paraphrase):

"The etymology is unknown. Schrader connected it with καρπός (karpós, “root of the hand”) as "handy", with further connection to Proto-West Germanic *hwerban (“to turn”). Others recognize the base form in κάλπη (kálpē, “trot”). A first syllable καρπ- can hardly be Indo-European. Beekes does not dismiss a Pre-Greek origin."

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kar.pá.li.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /karˈpa.li.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /karˈpa.li.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /karˈpa.li.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /karˈpa.li.mos/

Adjective

κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμος • (kărpắlĭmos) m or f (neuter κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμον); second declension

(of feet) swift, quick
(of jaws) eager, ravenous

Declension

Second declension of κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμος; κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμος kărpắlĭmos	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμον kărpắlĭmon	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μω kărpălĭ́mō	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μω kărpălĭ́mō	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμοι kărpắlĭmoi	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμᾰ kărpắlĭmă
Genitive	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μου kărpălĭ́mou	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μου kărpălĭ́mou	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μοιν kărpălĭ́moin	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μοιν kărpălĭ́moin	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μων kărpălĭ́mōn	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μων kărpălĭ́mōn
Dative	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μῳ kărpălĭ́mōi	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μῳ kărpălĭ́mōi	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μοιν kărpălĭ́moin	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μοιν kărpălĭ́moin	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μοις kărpălĭ́mois	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μοις kărpălĭ́mois
Accusative	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμον kărpắlĭmon	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμον kărpắlĭmon	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μω kărpălĭ́mō	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μω kărpălĭ́mō	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μους kărpălĭ́mous	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμᾰ kărpắlĭmă
Vocative	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμε kărpắlĭme	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμον kărpắlĭmon	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μω kărpălĭ́mō	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μω kărpălĭ́mō	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμοι kărpắlĭmoi	κᾰρπᾰ́λῐμᾰ kărpắlĭmă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μως kărpălĭ́mōs		κᾰρπᾰλῐμώτερος kărpălĭmṓteros		κᾰρπᾰλῐμώτᾰτος kărpălĭmṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κᾰρπᾰλῐ́μως (kărpălĭ́mōs)