raphanus

See also: Raphanus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈra.pʰa.nus/, [ˈräpʰänʊs̠]
  • (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.

Case 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
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