"neep" meaning in All languages combined

See neep on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: neeps [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English neep, from Old English nǣp (“turnip, rape”), borrowed from Latin nāpus. Compare Icelandic næpa (“turnip”). Cognate with English turnip. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|neep}} Middle English neep, {{inh|en|ang|nǣp|t=turnip, rape}} Old English nǣp (“turnip, rape”), {{der|en|la|nāpus}} Latin nāpus, {{noncog|is|næpa|t=turnip}} Icelandic næpa (“turnip”), {{cog|en|turnip}} English turnip Head templates: {{en-noun}} neep (plural neeps)
  1. (chiefly Scotland) The swede (rutabaga); turnip. Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Brassicas Derived forms: neep lantern Translations (swede): ряпа (rjapa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), knolraap [masculine] (Dutch), lanttu (Finnish)

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /neːp/ Forms: neeps [plural], nepe [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English nēp, nǣp, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ (nâpu). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|nēp}} Old English nēp, {{der|enm|la|nāpus}} Latin nāpus, {{der|enm|grc|νᾶπυ}} Ancient Greek νᾶπυ (nâpu) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} neep, {{enm-noun}} neep (plural neeps)
  1. turnip Categories (lifeform): Root vegetables
    Sense id: en-neep-enm-noun-YJqQIEFI Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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