næpa

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaiːpa/

  Rhymes: -aiːpa

From Old Norse næpa, a loanword, probably from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus (“rutabaga, rapeseed”), from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ (nâpu), σίνᾱπυ (sínāpu), σίνᾱπι (sínāpi, “mustard”), from Egyptian.

næpa f (genitive singular næpu, nominative plural næpur)

1. turnip (the white root vegetable of Brassica rapa)
2. (architecture) onion dome

   Synonym: laukturn

Attested since the 18th century. Inherited from Proto-Germanic *nōpijǭ or *nēpijǭ, related to napur and nepja.

næpa f (genitive singular næpu, no plural)

1. chill air, cold wind

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

næpa f (definite singular næpa, indefinite plural næpor, definite plural næporne)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of nepe
2. (Midlandsnormalen) definite singular of næpe