turnip
English
/ˈtɜː.nɪp/, /ˈtɜ˞.nɪp/
noun
Definitions
- The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
- (Scotland) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
- (dated) A large, heavy pocket watch, so called because its profile resembled the vegetable.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nepe inherited from Old English nǣp (turnip, rape) derived from Latin nāpus (turnip, rapeseed, rutabaga).
Origin
Latin
nāpus
Gloss
turnip, rapeseed, rutabaga
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- neep English
- turnipless English
- turniplike English
- turnippy English
- nāpus Latin
- navone Italian
- турнепс Russian
- nabos Spanish, Castilian
- νᾶπυ Ancient Greek
- nǣp Old English
- nepe Middle English
- næpa Old Norse
- nabiza Galician
- nap Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- maip Welsh
- nabo Old Portuguese
- nap Old Occitan
- nabo Old Spanish
- tanap Chickasaw