neep

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English neep, from Old English nǣp (“turnip, rape”), borrowed from Latin nāpus. Compare Icelandic næpa (“turnip”). Cognate with English turnip. === Noun === neep (plural neeps) (chiefly Scotland) The swede (rutabaga); turnip. ==== Derived terms ==== neep lantern ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === peen, pene, pene- == Middle English == === Alternative forms === nepe, neppe næp, nap (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English nēp, nǣp, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ (nâpu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /neːp/, /nɛːp/ === Noun === neep (plural neeps) turnip ==== Descendants ==== English: neep Scots: neep Yola: neape, neap, nape → Welsh: maip ⇒ Middle English: turnepeEnglish: turnipYola: dhernapès (plural) ==== References ==== “nẹ̄p, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-7.