рапан

Bulgarian

Черноморски рапан (Rapana venosa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian рапа́на (rapána), ultimately a derivative of Latin rāpum (“turnip”) due to the similarity of the creature to a turnip tuber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɐˈpan]
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

рапа́н • (rapán) m (diminutive рапа́нче)

1. (dialectal) whelk, sea snail (marine gastropod of family Muricidae)

   Synonym: мо́рски о́хлюв (mórski óhljuv)

2. (particularly) veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa, invasive species encountered in Black Sea after 1940's)

Declension

Declension of рапа́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	рапа́н rapán	рапа́ни rapáni
definite (subject form)	рапа́нът rapánǎt	рапа́ните rapánite
definite (object form)	рапа́на rapána
count form	—	рапа́на rapána
vocative form	рапа́не rapáne	рапа́ни rapáni

Related terms

• ря́па (rjápa, “turnip”)
  • ра́пица (rápica), ре́пица (répica, “rapeseed”)

References

• “рапан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “рапан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010