LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

nāpus

nāpus m (genitive nāpī)
Classical[ˈnaː.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnaː.pus]

Meaning

  1. turnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
  2. rapeseed (Brassica napus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenāpus
napa
nāpī
napae
genitivenāpī
napae
nāpōrum
napārum
dativenāpō
napae
nāpīs
accusativenāpum
napam
nāpōs
napās
ablativenāpō
napā
nāpīs
vocativenāpe
napa
nāpī
napae

nāpus, i, m.,
I. a kind of turnip, a navew, Col. 2, 10, 23; 12, 56, 1; Plin. 18, 13, 35, § 131; 19, 5, 25, § 75; Mart. 13, 20 in lemm.

Origins

Derived from Ancient Greek νᾶπῠ (nâpŭ, “mustard”).

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiannapo
  • Italiannavo
  • Italiannapone
  • Italiannavone
  • Venetannaón
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesenabofrom Old Galician-Portuguese nabo
  • Spanishnabo
  • Spanishnaba
  • Aragonesenapo
  • Aragonesenap
  • Asturiannabu
  • Asturianñabu
  • Asturianñau
  • Galiciannabofrom Old Galician-Portuguese nabo
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniannap
  • Aromaniannapu
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchnavetfrom Old French nef
  • Normannavetfrom Old French nef
  • Walloonnaveafrom Old French nef
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalannap
  • Auvergnatnavetfrom Old Occitan nap
  • Gasconnapfrom Old Occitan nap
  • Gasconnapofrom Old Occitan nap
  • Gasconnabetfrom Old Occitan nap
  • Languedociennapfrom Old Occitan nap
  • Limousinnaveufrom Old Occitan nap
  • Limousinnabísfrom Old Occitan nap
  • Provençalnavetfrom Old Occitan nap
  • Vivaro-Alpinenapfrom Old Occitan nap
Elsewhere
  • Englishnapiform
  • Esperantonapo
  • Idonapo
  • Old Englishnǣp
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliannavoun
  • Piedmontesenavon
  • Lombardnavòn

Quick answers

What does nāpus mean in Latin?
nāpus, a noun, means “turnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa); rapeseed (Brassica napus)”.
What is the genitive of nāpus?
The genitive singular is nāpī. nāpus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce nāpus?
In classical Latin, [ˈnaː.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnaː.pus].