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καρπός
fruit /karˈpos/
nounB2#2796 most common
Also: crop, produce, result, outcome
Example sentences
Τρώω ξηρούς καρπούς κάθε πρωί.
I eat nuts every morning.
Η μηλιά έχει πολλούς καρπούς φέτος.
The apple tree has a lot of fruit this year.
Οι αγρότες μάζεψαν τον καρπό πριν τη βροχή.
The farmers gathered the crop before the rain.
Αυτό το βιβλίο είναι ο καρπός δέκα χρόνων έρευνας.
This book is the fruit of ten years of research.
Η συμφωνία ειρήνης ήταν ο καρπός μακρών και επίπονων διαπραγματεύσεων.
The peace agreement was the fruit of long and painful negotiations.
Στην ιστορία της Γένεσης, ο απαγορευμένος καρπός καθίσταται σύμβολο της ανθρώπινης επιθυμίας για γνώση.
In the story of Genesis, the forbidden fruit becomes a symbol of humanity's desire for knowledge.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | καρπός | καρποί |
| Genitive | καρπού | καρπών |
| Accusative | καρπό | καρπούς |
| Vocative | καρπέ | καρποί |
Word family
καρποφόροςfruit-bearing, fruitful
καρποφορώto bear fruit
καρποφορίαfruit-bearing, yield
άκαρποςfruitless, barren
Etymology
Ancient Greek καρπός meant the fruit or produce of a plant. It goes back to the PIE root *kerp-, meaning to pluck or gather. The word kept its literal sense of fruit through Modern Greek, and also picked up a figurative sense of any result or yield of effort.
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