carpare

Italian

Etymology

With a shift in conjugation, from Latin carpere (to pick; to tear off). Cognate with Sicilian carpari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /karˈpa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: car‧pà‧re

Verb

carpàre (first-person singular present càrpo, first-person singular past historic carpài, past participle carpàto, auxiliary avére) (obsolete)

  1. (transitive) to grab
    Synonyms: afferrare, carpire
  2. (intransitive) to move on all fours

Conjugation

Further reading

  • carpare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

carpāre

  1. second-person singular present passive subjunctive of carpō