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Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěpa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /r̝ɛpa/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /r̝ɛpa/
Noun
rzepa f
- turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa)
References
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “rzepa”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish rzepa.
Noun
rzepa f (diminutive rzepka)
- turnip (Brassica rapa var. rapa)
- turnip (white root of Brassica rapa var. rapa)
- (colloquial, humorous) strong and healthy girl or young woman
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
rzepa m animal or m inan
- genitive/accusative singular of rzep
Further reading
- rzepa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- rzepa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- rzepa in PWN's encyclopedia