næp

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ (nâpu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næːp/

Noun

nǣp m

1. turnip

Declension

Declension of nǣp (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nǣp	nǣpas
accusative	nǣp	nǣpas
genitive	nǣpes	nǣpa
dative	nǣpe	nǣpum

Descendants

• Middle English: neep, nepe
  • English: neep
  • Scots: neep
  • Yola: neape, neap, nape
  • → Welsh: maip
  • ⇒ Middle English: turnepe
    • English: turnip
    • Yola: dhernapès (plural)
• → Old Norse: næpa
  • Icelandic: næpa
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: nepe
    • Norwegian Bokmål: nepe