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Carpates
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French
Etymology
From fr la Carpates. See en Carpathians.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f-p
Carpathians
Derived terms
fr antennaire des Carpates
Related terms
fr carpatique
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fr exonyms
Latin
la This word is unattested in Latin and may not be securely reconstructed
Etymology
la gem-pro
A foreign word of la 1 origin, but from the same source as non Harfaðafjǫll Harfaða-fjǫll Carpathian Mountains, the first part possibly from gem-pro *harbaþaz Carpathian name of a tribe?. Interestingly, the borrowing from or into Germanic appears to have taken place before Grimm's law and is thus very early, prior to Proto-Germanic proper. la Alternatively, from la xil - or la sqj-pro *karpātai mountanous place.Eichner, Heiner. 2004. Illyrisch – die unbekannte Sprache [Illyrian – the unknown language]. In: 2004. Die Illyrer, p. 92ff.Çabej, Eqrem. (1972). Studime Filologjike. universiteti shtetëror i Tiranës. Compare in any case la Carpi, the name of a tribe of the Carpathian region, perhaps Dacian in ethnicity. la
Proper noun
Carpatēs<1> m la New Latin
la Mountains (la mōns Carpatēs) the Carpathians
la
Declension
Carpatēs<1.m>la attestation?
Descendants
en Carpathians 1 1
fr Carpates 1
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