Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-carp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: -carp
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Part of a fruit or fruiting body.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *kerp-, καρπός

Inflected Forms

-carps (plural)

Phrases

-carpic -carpous

Questions

What does -carp mean?: Part of a fruit or fruiting body.
Where does -carp come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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