næpa
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse næpa, a loanword, probably from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus (“rutabaga, rapeseed”), from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ (nâpu), σίνᾱπυ (sínāpu), σίνᾱπι (sínāpi, “mustard”), from Egyptian.
Noun
editnæpa f (genitive singular næpu, nominative plural næpur)
- turnip (the white root vegetable of Brassica rapa)
- (architecture) onion dome
Declension
editdeclension of næpa
Synonyms
edit- (onion dome): laukturn
Etymology 2
editAttested since the 18th century. From Proto-Germanic *nōpijǭ or *nēpijǭ, related to napur and nepja.
Noun
editnæpa f (genitive singular næpu, no plural)
Declension
editdeclension of næpa
References
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editnæpa f (definite singular næpa, indefinite plural næpor, definite plural næporne)
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