karper
Danish
Noun
karper c
- indefinite plural of karpe
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch carpere, further unknown. Possibly from Vulgar Latin carpa; cognates include English carp, French carpe, Russian карп (karp), Serbo-Croatian krȁp / kárpa, Italian carpione. Might stem from a non-Indo-European substrate language native to the Alps.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɑr.pər]
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Noun
karper m (plural karpers, diminutive karpertje n)
- carp (Cyprinus carpio)
- (by extension) any of various, related freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae
- Synonyms: karperachtige, karpervis
Derived terms
- (fish species) goudkarper m, karperkoning m, karperzalm, steenkarper m, blauwkarper m, boerenkarper m, edelkarper m, goudkarper m, karperzalm, kroeskarper m, kruiskarper m, lederkarper, maankarper m, schubkarper m, spiegelkarper m, steenkarper m, zalmkarper m, zeekarper m
- karperbeugel m
- karpergehak n
- karperhom.
- karperkweekerij
- karperluis
- karperpastei
- karperrug
- karpersoep
- karpersoort
- karpersprong m
- karpersprong
- karpersteen
- karperteelt
- karpertong, karperstong
- karpervangst
- karpervijver m
Descendants
Further reading
- karper on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dutch karper, from Vulgar Latin carpa, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkarpər]
- Hyphenation: kar‧pêr
Noun
karper (plural karper-karper)
- (zoology) a carp, the often fished species Cyprinus carpio
Further reading
- “karper” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
karper m
- indefinite plural of karpe
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
karper f
- indefinite plural of karpe