rapu
See also: Rapu
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Via earlier krapu (still used in some compounds and dialects), borrowed from Swedish krabba, possibly more exactly from dialectal krabbo.
Pronunciation
Noun
rapu
- European crayfish, noble crayfish, broad-fingered crayfish, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.
- signal crayfish, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
- 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
Inflection of rapu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) | |||
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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. |
Usage notes
Originally and still to most Finnish speakers the word rapu means primarily the species Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. 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
- (Astacus astacus): jokirapu
- (Pacifastacus leniusculus): täplärapu
- (crab): taskurapu
- (decapod): rapueläin, kymmenjalkainen
Derived terms
Compounds
compounds