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]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈra.fa.nus/, [ˈräːfänus]

Noun

raphanus m (genitive raphanī); second declension

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
- Spanish: rábano

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