rapu

See also: Rapu

Finnish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

krapu (archaic)

Etymology[edit]

Via earlier krapu (still used in some compounds and dialects), borrowed from Swedish krabba, possibly more exactly from dialectal krabbo.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

rapu

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

Declension[edit]

Inflection of rapu (Kotus type 1/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
accusative	gen.	ravun	ravut
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
instructive		—	ravuin
abessive		ravutta	ravuitta
comitative		—	rapuineen

Possessive forms of rapu (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	rapuni	rapumme
2nd person	rapusi	rapunne
3rd person	rapunsa

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.

Synonyms[edit]

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

Derived terms[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

paru, pura