sarpa
Daur
Noun
sarpa
Descendants
- Solon: sarpa
References
- Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.
Javanese
Romanization
sarpa
- romanization of ꦱꦂꦥ
Latin
Etymology 1
Seemingly from sarpō (“to prune”) + -a. Compare French serpe.
Noun
sarpa f (genitive sarpae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) some agricultural tool, such as a pruning-hook, mattock[1] or hoe
- Synonym: sarculum
- c. 1264, Vincent of Beauvais, Speculum doctrinale:
- Sarculum, sarpa vel fossorium
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- c. 1385, John of Fordun, Chronica Gentis Scotorum, volume 3:
- Obtinentes autem quae cis citraque murum sunt regiones, inhabitare coeperunt victores; ac citato repente rurali vulgo, cum suis sarpis quilibet et ligonibus, rastris, tridentibus et fossoriis, patulas in eo rimas foraminaque crebra perfodiunt; quibus ubique promptum habeant aditum etiam et recessum.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sarpa | sarpae |
| genitive | sarpae | sarpārum |
| dative | sarpae | sarpīs |
| accusative | sarpam | sarpās |
| ablative | sarpā | sarpīs |
| vocative | sarpa | sarpae |
Etymology 2
Possibly connected to Greek ἅρπη (hárpē).[2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
Noun
sarpa f (genitive sarpae); first declension
Usage notes
Mentioned in some manuscripts of Servius's commentary on the Georgics, 1, 364 as a synonym of ardea. Some instead read "sarapam" in this context.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sarpa | sarpae |
| genitive | sarpae | sarpārum |
| dative | sarpae | sarpīs |
| accusative | sarpam | sarpās |
| ablative | sarpā | sarpīs |
| vocative | sarpa | sarpae |
References
- ^ R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “sarpa”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
- ^ Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “sarpa”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 595
Further reading
- "sarpa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- sarpa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Solon
Etymology
Borrowed from Daur sarpa (“chopsticks”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sarpa/
Noun
sarpa
References
- Bayarma Khabtagaeva, Dagur Elements in Solon Evenki, 2012.