brassica
See also: Brassica
English
Brassica rapa
Etymology
From Latin brassica
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹæs.ɪ.kə/
Noun
brassica (plural brassicas)
- Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes
Synonyms
- (plant of genus Brassica): crucifer
Translations
cabbage family
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See also
Latin
brassica (a cabbage)
Etymology
Unknown origin. Suggested derivations include
- Ancient Greek αποτονβραξειν (apotonbraxein), corresponding to vorare (“to devour”)
- From Proto-Celtic *bresic, *bresych (“cabbage”) (though this could have been a reverse borrowing); compare Welsh bresych
- Contraction of praesecare (“to cut off early”), from prae- + secare, referring to its harvesting during the autumn for early winter food
- From Ancient Greek βραοσειν (braosein, “to crackle”), referring to the sound of the leaves
- From a Latin word meaning "to cut off the head," attested in a Plautus comedy.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbras.si.ka/, [ˈbras.sɪ.ka]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Noun
brassica f (genitive brassicae); first declension
- especially cabbage, but including cauliflower and other varieties of Brassica oleracea
- Synonym: caulis
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | brassica | brassicae |
| Genitive | brassicae | brassicārum |
| Dative | brassicae | brassicīs |
| Accusative | brassicam | brassicās |
| Ablative | brassicā | brassicīs |
| Vocative | brassica | brassicae |
Descendants
- English: brassica
- Translingual: Brassica
- Old Irish: praisech
- Irish: praiseach
- Welsh bresych
References
- brassica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- brassica in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- brassica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Dixon, Geoffrey (2007): Vegetable Brassicas and Related Crucifers
- Henslow (1908)
- Hegi (1919)
- Gates (1953)