What does raphanus mean in Latin?

raphanus, a noun, means “radish”.

What is the genitive of raphanus?

The genitive singular is raphanī. raphanus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈra.pʰa.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈraː.fa.nus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

raphanus m (genitive raphanī)

Classical[ˈra.pʰa.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈraː.fa.nus]

masculineradish
[…] raphanum in locō stercorātō bene aut in locō crassō seritō.Plant radish in a well-manured place, or a place with rich soil.ca. 160 BC, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura 35

răphănus, i, m. (f., Pall. 9, 5), = ῥάφανος,

I. a radish, Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 78 sqq.; 20, 4, 12, § 22; Col. 11, 3, 47; 59; Cato, R. R. 35, 2; Cat. 15, 19.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος (rháphanos), perhaps related to ῥάπυς (rhápus), ῥάφυς (rháphus, “turnip”).

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