calpar

Latin

Etymology

Probably cognate with Ancient Greek κάλπις (kálpis, “jug, urn”) and Breton kelorn (“bucket”). Further origin is uncertain.[1] According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *kelp- (“cauldron, jar”), also compared to Welsh celwrn and the British placename Celurnum.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

calpar n (genitive calpāris); third declension

  1. A vessel for liquids, especially for wine
  2. A wine cask, a wine pitcher

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).

singular plural
nominative calpar calpāria
genitive calpāris calpārium
dative calpārī calpāribus
accusative calpar calpāria
ablative calpārī calpāribus
vocative calpar calpāria

References

  • “calpar”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • calpar in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “calpar”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 142
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “555”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 555
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