næpa

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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)

  1. turnip (the white root vegetable of Brassica rapa)
  2. (architecture) onion dome
    Synonym: laukturn
Declension
Declension of næpa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative næpa næpan næpur næpurnar
accusative næpu næpuna næpur næpurnar
dative næpu næpunni næpum næpunum
genitive næpu næpunnar næpna, næpa næpnanna, næpanna

Etymology 2

Attested since the 18th century. Inherited from Proto-Germanic *nōpijǭ or *nēpijǭ, related to napur and nepja.

Noun

næpa f (genitive singular næpu, no plural)

  1. chill air, cold wind
Declension
Declension of næpa (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative næpa næpan
accusative næpu næpuna
dative næpu næpunni
genitive næpu næpunnar

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

næpa f (definite singular næpa, indefinite plural næpor, definite plural næporne)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of nepe
  2. (Midlandsnormalen) definite singular of næpe
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