"neep" meaning in English

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Noun

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)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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