Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karp

/kˈɑɹp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: karp
IPA: /kˈɑɹp/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Example Sentences

"CEO and cofounder Alex Karp distanced Palantir from other Silicon Valley technology companies in a letter included in the filing, writing that “we seem to share fewer and fewer of the technology sector’s values and commitments.”"

Etymology

* As a German, Polish, and Jewish surname, from Yiddish and German Karpfen (“carp”). * As a German, Polish, and Russian surname, reduced from the Koine Greek saint names Καρπόφορος (Karpóphoros, “fruit-bearing”) and Πολύκαρπος (Polúkarpos, “rich in fruit”), from πολυ- (polu-) + καρπός (karpós).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Karpfen

Inflected Forms

Karps (plural)

Phrases

Cash-Karp method Karp-Lipton theorem Karp-reducible Karp reduction Rabin-Karp algorithm

Rhymes With

sharp harp sharpe carp tarp arp scarp tharp harpe tharpe

Questions

How do you pronounce karp?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑɹp/.
What does karp mean?: A surname.
Where does karp come from?: It is traced to German.

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