carpasinus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰρπᾰ́σῐνος (karpásinos), from κᾰρπᾰ́σος (karpásos, flax, Linum usitatissimum; cotton; white hellebore (Veratrum album)).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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carpasinus (feminine carpasina, neuter carpasinum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. A word found in the Vulgate, and now generally thought to mean "cotton".

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.