# rapu
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* krapu (archaic)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish krabba, via the earlier form krapu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑpu/, [ˈrɑ̝pu]
* Rhymes: -ɑpu
* Hyphenation: ra‧pu

### Noun

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)
* (loosely) 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

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

* 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]‎ (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: /ˈʐa.pu/, [ˈʐa.pʊ]
* Rhymes: -apu
* Hyphenation: rà‧pu

### Noun

rapu m (plural rapi)
* common evening primrose, Oenothera biennis (the plant and its grain)

#### See also

* amareḍḍi
* malafufi
* malauffi
* sinapi

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɾa.pu]

### Verb

rapu
* (transitive) to slap

#### Conjugation
### References

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