rapu

See also: Rapu

Finnish

Alternative forms

• krapu (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish krabba, via the earlier form krapu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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. (broadly) crab

Usage notes

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

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

Synonyms

• (Astacus astacus): jokirapu
• (Pacifastacus leniusculus): täplärapu
• (crab): taskurapu
• (decapod): rapueläin, kymmenjalkainen

Derived terms

compounds

• erakkorapu
• jokirapu
• katkarapu
• keisarirapu
• kivirapu
• kookosrapu
• kuningasrapu
• loistorapu
• merirapu
• molukkirapu
• puhdistajarapu
• rapueläin
• rapuhaukka
• rapujuhla
• rapukanta
• rapukastike
• rapukauluri
• rapukausi
• rapukeitto
• rapukestit
• rapulokki
• rapumerta
• rapurutto
• raputalous
• rapuveitsi
• rapuvihertäjä
• rapuvoi
• ravunkivi
• ravunpyrstö
• ravunpyydys
• ravunpyynti
• ravunsakset
• ravunsyöjäkoira
• ravunsyöjäsupi
• ravunsyötti
• ravunviljely
• ravustaa
• sinirapu
• taskurapu
• täplärapu
• viittoilijarapu
• villasaksirapu

 

See also

• hummeri

Further reading

• “rapu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• paru, pura

Sicilian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rapu m (plural rapi)

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

See also

• amareḍḍi
• malafufi
• malauffi
• sinapi

 

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾa.pu]

Verb

rapu

1. (transitive) to slap

Conjugation

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

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