rapu

See also: Rapu

Finnish

Etymology

Via earlier krapu (still used in some compounds and dialects), from Proto-Germanic *krabbô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑpu/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧pu
  • Rhymes: -ɑpu

Alternative forms

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. crab

Declension

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
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
instructive — ravuin
abessive ravutta ravuitta
comitative — rapuineen

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.

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References

  • Map showing regional differences in naming crayfish in the United States

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