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..."- P
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..." - P
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..."