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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From 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
næpa f (genitive singular næpu, nominative plural næpur)
- turnip (the white root vegetable of Brassica rapa)
- (architecture) onion dome
Declension
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Attested since the 18th century. From Proto-Germanic *nōpijǭ or *nēpijǭ, related to napur and nepja.
Noun
næpa f (genitive singular næpu, no plural)
- chill air, cold wind
Declension
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
næpa f (definite singular næpa, indefinite plural næpor, definite plural næporne)
- (pre-1917) alternative form of nepe
- (Midlandsnormalen) definite singular of næpe