# rappu
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* trappu (dialectal)

### Etymology

From earlier trappu, borrowed from Swedish trappa. Doublet of trap.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑpːu/, [ˈrɑ̝pːu]
* Rhymes: -ɑpːu
* Hyphenation: rap‧pu

### Noun

rappu
* Synonym of porras (“stairstep”).
* Clipping of rappukäytävä (“stairwell”).
* (as part of an address) entrance
    A-rappu ― entrance A

#### Declension

Possessive forms of rappu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rappuni
rappuni
accusative
nom.
rappuni
rappuni
gen.
rappuni
genitive
rappuni
rappujeni
partitive
rappuani
rappujani
inessive
rapussani
rapuissani
elative
rapustani
rapuistani
illative
rappuuni
rappuihini
adessive
rapullani
rapuillani
ablative
rapultani
rapuiltani
allative
rapulleni
rapuilleni
essive
rappunani
rappuinani
translative
rapukseni
rapuikseni
abessive
raputtani
rapuittani
instructive
comitative
—rappuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rappusi
rappusi
accusative
nom.
rappusi
rappusi
gen.
rappusi
genitive
rappusi
rappujesi
partitive
rappuasi
rappujasi
inessive
rapussasi
rapuissasi
elative
rapustasi
rapuistasi
illative
rappuusi
rappuihisi
adessive
rapullasi
rapuillasi
ablative
rapultasi
rapuiltasi
allative
rapullesi
rapuillesi
essive
rappunasi
rappuinasi
translative
rapuksesi
rapuiksesi
abessive
raputtasi
rapuittasi
instructive
comitative
—rappuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rappumme
rappumme
accusative
nom.
rappumme
rappumme
gen.
rappumme
genitive
rappumme
rappujemme
partitive
rappuamme
rappujamme
inessive
rapussamme
rapuissamme
elative
rapustamme
rapuistamme
illative
rappuumme
rappuihimme
adessive
rapullamme
rapuillamme
ablative
rapultamme
rapuiltamme
allative
rapullemme
rapuillemme
essive
rappunamme
rappuinamme
translative
rapuksemme
rapuiksemme
abessive
raputtamme
rapuittamme
instructive
comitative
—rappuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rappunne
rappunne
accusative
nom.
rappunne
rappunne
gen.
rappunne
genitive
rappunne
rappujenne
partitive
rappuanne
rappujanne
inessive
rapussanne
rapuissanne
elative
rapustanne
rapuistanne
illative
rappuunne
rappuihinne
adessive
rapullanne
rapuillanne
ablative
rapultanne
rapuiltanne
allative
rapullenne
rapuillenne
essive
rappunanne
rappuinanne
translative
rapuksenne
rapuiksenne
abessive
raputtanne
rapuittanne
instructive
comitative
—rappuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rappunsa
rappunsa
accusative
nom.
rappunsa
rappunsa
gen.
rappunsa
genitive
rappunsa
rappujensa
partitive
rappuaan rappuansa
rappujaan rappujansa
inessive
rapussaan rapussansa
rapuissaan rapuissansa
elative
rapustaan rapustansa
rapuistaan rapuistansa
illative
rappuunsa
rappuihinsa
adessive
rapullaan rapullansa
rapuillaan rapuillansa
ablative
rapultaan rapultansa
rapuiltaan rapuiltansa
allative
rapulleen rapullensa
rapuilleen rapuillensa
essive
rappunaan rappunansa
rappuinaan rappuinansa
translative
rapukseen rapuksensa
rapuikseen rapuiksensa
abessive
raputtaan raputtansa
rapuittaan rapuittansa
instructive
comitative
—rappuineen rappuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* rappunen
* rappukäytävä
* rappuralli
* tikaraput

#### Descendants

* → Ingrian: trappu (from earlier trappu)

### Further reading

* “rappu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

* papru