neep en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶπῠ (nâpŭ)der. Latin nāpusbor. Old English nǣp Middle English neep English neep From Middle English neep, from Old English nǣp (“turnip, rape”), borrowed from Latin nāpus. Compare Icelandic næpa (“turnip”). Cognate with English turnip.
Meanings
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(Scotland) The swede (rutabaga); turnip.
Poor Mr Piddle with his long think neck and his long thin head, as bald as a neep and something the shape […]
1934, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Grey Granite (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 494:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neeps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
nl knolraap (swede) · bg ряпа (swede) · fi lanttu (swede)