raphanus

See also: Raphanus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈra.pʰa.nus/, [ˈräpʰänʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈra.fa.nus/, [ˈräːfänus]

Noun

raphanus m (genitive raphanī); second declension

1. radish
   • ca. 160 BC, Cato the Elder, De Agricultura 35:

     […] raphanum in locō stercorātō bene aut in locō crassō seritō.

     Plant radish in a well-manured place, or a place with rich soil.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	raphanus	raphanī
genitive	raphanī	raphanōrum
dative	raphanō	raphanīs
accusative	raphanum	raphanōs
ablative	raphanō	raphanīs
vocative	raphane	raphanī

Descendants

• Catalan: rave
• Galician: ravo
• Italian: rafano
• Occitan: rave
• Piedmontese: ràfan
• Portuguese: rábano, rábão, rabom
• Old Spanish: rávano
  • Spanish: rábano