See also: Rapu

Finnish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Swedish krabba, via the earlier form krapu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑpu/, [ˈrɑ̝pu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpu
  • Syllabification(key): ra‧pu

Noun edit

rapu

  1. European crayfish, noble crayfish, broad-fingered crayfish, Astacus astacus
  2. signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus.
  3. crayfish, crawfish (Southern US), crawdad (central and western US), freshwater lobster, mountain lobster, mudbug (US, rare), yabby (Australia) (freshwater decapod crustacean resembling small lobster)
  4. decapod (any crustacean of the order Decapoda)
  5. crab

Usage notes edit

Originally and still to most Finnish speakers the word rapu means primarily the species Astacus astacus as it is the only indigenous decapod crustacean of significant size in Finland. The meaning has gradually expanded, and currently Astacus astacus is often called jokirapu, especially if there's a risk of confusion.

Declension edit

Inflection of rapu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
nominative rapu ravut
genitive ravun rapujen
partitive rapua rapuja
illative rapuun rapuihin
singular plural
nominative rapu ravut
accusative nom. rapu ravut
gen. ravun
genitive ravun rapujen
partitive rapua rapuja
inessive ravussa ravuissa
elative ravusta ravuista
illative rapuun rapuihin
adessive ravulla ravuilla
ablative ravulta ravuilta
allative ravulle ravuille
essive rapuna rapuina
translative ravuksi ravuiksi
abessive ravutta ravuitta
instructive ravuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rapu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rapuni rapuni
accusative nom. rapuni rapuni
gen. rapuni
genitive rapuni rapujeni
partitive rapuani rapujani
inessive ravussani ravuissani
elative ravustani ravuistani
illative rapuuni rapuihini
adessive ravullani ravuillani
ablative ravultani ravuiltani
allative ravulleni ravuilleni
essive rapunani rapuinani
translative ravukseni ravuikseni
abessive ravuttani ravuittani
instructive
comitative rapuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rapusi rapusi
accusative nom. rapusi rapusi
gen. rapusi
genitive rapusi rapujesi
partitive rapuasi rapujasi
inessive ravussasi ravuissasi
elative ravustasi ravuistasi
illative rapuusi rapuihisi
adessive ravullasi ravuillasi
ablative ravultasi ravuiltasi
allative ravullesi ravuillesi
essive rapunasi rapuinasi
translative ravuksesi ravuiksesi
abessive ravuttasi ravuittasi
instructive
comitative rapuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rapumme rapumme
accusative nom. rapumme rapumme
gen. rapumme
genitive rapumme rapujemme
partitive rapuamme rapujamme
inessive ravussamme ravuissamme
elative ravustamme ravuistamme
illative rapuumme rapuihimme
adessive ravullamme ravuillamme
ablative ravultamme ravuiltamme
allative ravullemme ravuillemme
essive rapunamme rapuinamme
translative ravuksemme ravuiksemme
abessive ravuttamme ravuittamme
instructive
comitative rapuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rapunne rapunne
accusative nom. rapunne rapunne
gen. rapunne
genitive rapunne rapujenne
partitive rapuanne rapujanne
inessive ravussanne ravuissanne
elative ravustanne ravuistanne
illative rapuunne rapuihinne
adessive ravullanne ravuillanne
ablative ravultanne ravuiltanne
allative ravullenne ravuillenne
essive rapunanne rapuinanne
translative ravuksenne ravuiksenne
abessive ravuttanne ravuittanne
instructive
comitative rapuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rapunsa rapunsa
accusative nom. rapunsa rapunsa
gen. rapunsa
genitive rapunsa rapujensa
partitive rapuaan
rapuansa
rapujaan
rapujansa
inessive ravussaan
ravussansa
ravuissaan
ravuissansa
elative ravustaan
ravustansa
ravuistaan
ravuistansa
illative rapuunsa rapuihinsa
adessive ravullaan
ravullansa
ravuillaan
ravuillansa
ablative ravultaan
ravultansa
ravuiltaan
ravuiltansa
allative ravulleen
ravullensa
ravuilleen
ravuillensa
essive rapunaan
rapunansa
rapuinaan
rapuinansa
translative ravukseen
ravuksensa
ravuikseen
ravuiksensa
abessive ravuttaan
ravuttansa
ravuittaan
ravuittansa
instructive
comitative rapuineen
rapuinensa

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Etymology edit

From Latin rāpum. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rap-. Compare Italian rapa, French rave, Venetian rava.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐa.pu/, [ˈʐa.pʊ]
  • Rhymes: -apu
  • Hyphenation: rà‧pu

Noun edit

rapu m (plural rapi)

  1. common evening primrose, Oenothera biennis (the plant and its grain)

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Ternate edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

rapu

  1. (transitive) to slap

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of rapu
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st torapu forapu mirapu
2nd norapu nirapu
3rd Masculine orapu irapu, yorapu
Feminine morapu
Neuter irapu
- archaic

References edit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh