carpasinus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰρπᾰ́σῐνος (karpásinos), from κᾰρπᾰ́σος (karpásos, “flax, Linum usitatissimum; cotton; white hellebore (Veratrum album)”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /karˈpa.si.nus/, [kärˈpäs̠ɪnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /karˈpa.si.nus/, [kärˈpäːs̬inus]
Adjective
[edit]carpasinus (feminine carpasina, neuter carpasinum); first/second-declension adjective
- A word found in the Vulgate, and now generally thought to mean "cotton".
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | carpasinus | carpasina | carpasinum | carpasinī | carpasinae | carpasina | |
| genitive | carpasinī | carpasinae | carpasinī | carpasinōrum | carpasinārum | carpasinōrum | |
| dative | carpasinō | carpasinae | carpasinō | carpasinīs | |||
| accusative | carpasinum | carpasinam | carpasinum | carpasinōs | carpasinās | carpasina | |
| ablative | carpasinō | carpasinā | carpasinō | carpasinīs | |||
| vocative | carpasine | carpasina | carpasinum | carpasinī | carpasinae | carpasina | |