LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

sināpi

sināpi n (indeclinable)
Classical[sɪˈnaː.pɪ]Ecclesiastical[siˈnaː.pi]

Meaning

  1. indeclinablewhite mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) (the plant and its grain)

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—senāpēs
senāpia, sināpa, sināpēs, sināpia, synāpia
genitivesenāpī
senāpiī, sināpiī, synāpiī
senāpiōrum
sināpiōrum, sināpōrum, synāpiōrum
dativesenāpī
senāpiō, sināpiō, sināpō, synāpiō
senāpibus
senāpiīs, sināpibus, sināpiīs, synāpiīs
accusativesenāpim
sināpem, sināpim
senāpēs
senāpia, sināpa, sināpēs, sināpia, synāpia
ablativesenāpī
senāpiō, sināpiō, sināpō, synāpiō
senāpibus
senāpiīs, sināpibus, sināpiīs, synāpiīs
vocative—senāpēs
senāpia, sināpa, sināpēs, sināpia, synāpia

sĭnāpi (sĭnāpe, Apic. 6, 4; 8, 7), is, n. (collat. form sĭnāpis, is, f., Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 28; Col. poët. 10, 122; acc. sinapim, Pall. Oct. 11, 2), = σίναπι,
I. mustard, Col. 11, 3, 29; Plin. 19, 8, 54, § 170; 20, 22, 87, § 236; Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 5; Cels. 2, 21; 2, 22; 2, 31; Petr. 66, 7.—Gen. sinapis, Col. 11, 3, 29; Plin. 21, 12, 41, § 71.—Abl. sinapi, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 60: sinape, Varr. R. R. 1, 59, 4.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σίνᾱπι (sínāpi).

Borrowings
  • Englishsinapic
  • Englishsinapine
  • Englishsinapinic
  • Gothic𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍀𐌹𐍃
  • Proto-West Germanic*senap
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchsanvefrom Old French senevé
  • Englishsenvyfrom Old French senevé
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalansenabre
  • Occitanserbe
  • Gasconsièpfrom Occitan serbe
  • Gasconassièpfrom Occitan serbe
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishjenabe
  • Spanishjenable
  • Aragonesesenabe
  • Galicianxebra
Italo-Romance
  • Italiansenape
  • Friuliansenapefrom Italian senape
  • Siciliansinapi
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardsenavra
  • Piedmontesesenëvra

Quick answers

What does sināpi mean in Latin?
sināpi, a noun, means “white mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) (the plant and its grain)”.
How do you pronounce sināpi?
In classical Latin, [sɪˈnaː.pɪ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siˈnaː.pi].