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carpo.

to pluck, pick, harvest

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkar.poː]Classical-Latin[ˈkar.po]
  1. to pluck, pick, harvest

    conjugation-3 · literally
  2. to tear off, tear out, rend, separate a whole into single parts, to cut to pieces, divide

    conjugation-3
  3. to spin

    conjugation-3
  4. to make good use of, enjoy something (usually a period of time)

    conjugation-3
  5. of the effect of plucking: to tear or wear away or apart, pull to pieces, consume, waste

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
  6. to revile, criticize, slander, carp at

    conjugation-3
  7. to weaken, harass an enemy

    conjugation-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *karpō, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp-. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic чрѣти (črěti, “to draw, scoop”). Also compare Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”) and κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”), English harvest, sharp, shear.

noun[ˈkar.poː]Classical-Latin[ˈkar.po]
  1. dative/ablative singular of carpus

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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