carpat
Dictionary entries
- Entry →carpo, carpere, carpsi, carptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
seize/pick/pluck/gather/browse/tear off; graze/crop; tease/pull out/card (wool);; separate/divide, tear down; carve; despoil/fleece; pursue/harry; consume/erode;
sg. pres. act. subj. 3rd
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Europes tepidae buxeta recurrit, si quis ibi serum carpat amicus iter. Per te perque tuam, uector lasciue, puellam..."Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...stipite mater.' stagna tamen timeat, nec carpat ab arbore flores, et frutices omnes corpus putet esse dearum. care..."Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...licet et facile est quisquis cupit, arbore frondis carpat et e magno flumine potet aquam. siqua volet regnare..."Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...acervus erit. et soror et mater, nutrix quoque carpat amantem; fit cito per multas praeda petita manus..."Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...vitaris, tamen auferet; invenit artem Femina, qua cupidi carpat amantis opes. Institor ad dominam veniet discinctus emacem, Expediet..."