rapa

See also: Rapa, rapá, rápa, râpa, and râpă

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from rappa, a Southern Italian dialect form of grappa (“bunch of grapes”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈra.pə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈra.pa/

Noun

rapa f (plural rapes)

A bunchstem with the grapes removed.
The inflorescence of an olive tree.
Leather of inferior quality.
A name given to various Arum species.

Derived terms

rapa blava
rapa de frare
rapa mosquera

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hrapa, from Proto-Germanic *hrapaną, *hrappa- (“fast”), from Proto-Indo-European *krb(ʰ)- (“quickly”).[1]

Verb

rapa (third person singular past indicative rapaði, third person plural past indicative rapaðu, supine rapað)

(intransitive) to fall

Conjugation

Conjugation of rapa (group v-30)
infinitive	rapa
supine	rapað
participle (a6)¹	rapandi	rapaður
	present	past
first singular	rapi	rapaði
second singular	rapar	rapaði
third singular	rapar	rapaði
plural	rapa	rapaðu
	imperative
singular	rapa!
plural	rapið!
¹Only the past participle being declined.

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013), “hrappa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑpɑ/, [ˈrɑpɑ]
Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
Syllabification^(key): ra‧pa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *rapa (“crumbly stone, crumbly substance”). Cognates include Estonian raba, Karelian rapa, Livonian rabā and Votic rapa.

Noun

rapa

dirt, mud

Declension

Inflection of rapa (Kotus type 9E/kala, p-v* gradation)
nominative		rapa	ravat
genitive		ravan	rapojen
partitive		rapaa	rapoja
illative		rapaan	rapoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rapa	ravat
accusative	nom.	rapa	ravat
accusative	gen.	ravan	ravat
genitive		ravan	rapojen rapain^rare
partitive		rapaa	rapoja
inessive		ravassa	ravoissa
elative		ravasta	ravoista
illative		rapaan	rapoihin
adessive		ravalla	ravoilla
ablative		ravalta	ravoilta
allative		ravalle	ravoille
essive		rapana	rapoina
translative		ravaksi	ravoiksi
instructive		—	ravoin
abessive		ravatta	ravoitta
comitative		—	rapoineen

Possessive forms of rapa (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	rapani	rapamme
2nd person	rapasi	rapanne
3rd person	rapansa

Derived terms

rapainen (“dirty, muddy”)
rapakko (“puddle; the Atlantic Ocean”)

Compounds

rapajuoppo
rapakeli
rapakivi
rapakunto

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *rapa (“dregs”), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *drabaz. Cognates include Estonian raba, Karelian rapa, Livonian rabād, Veps raba and Votic rapa.

Noun

rapa

dregs, draff (settled sediment of alcoholic fermented drinks, such as beer)
Synonyms: mäski, sakka

Declension

Inflection of rapa (Kotus type 9E/kala, p-v* gradation)
nominative		rapa	ravat
genitive		ravan	rapojen
partitive		rapaa	rapoja
illative		rapaan	rapoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rapa	ravat
accusative	nom.	rapa	ravat
accusative	gen.	ravan	ravat
genitive		ravan	rapojen rapain^rare
partitive		rapaa	rapoja
inessive		ravassa	ravoissa
elative		ravasta	ravoista
illative		rapaan	rapoihin
adessive		ravalla	ravoilla
ablative		ravalta	ravoilta
allative		ravalle	ravoille
essive		rapana	rapoina
translative		ravaksi	ravoiksi
instructive		—	ravoin
abessive		ravatta	ravoitta
comitative		—	rapoineen

Possessive forms of rapa (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	rapani	rapamme
2nd person	rapasi	rapanne
3rd person	rapansa

Compounds

rapakalja
rapamaha

Anagrams

arpa, para

Galician

Etymology

Back-formation from rapar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈrapɐ]

Noun

rapa f (plural rapas)

strickle, levelling rod
Da rapa á rebola veña o Demo e escolla (proverb)
small choice in rotten apples
(literally, “In between the strickle and the screed, let the demon choose”)
Synonym: rebola
shear (the act of shearing)
spatula, scraper
Synonym: espátula
tool for detaching mussels and barnacles from the rocks

Derived terms

rapa das bestas

Related terms

rapar

References

“rapa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“rapa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“rapa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rapa. Cognates include Finnish rapa and Estonian raba.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑpɑ/, [ˈrɑpɑ]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑpɑ/, [ˈrɑb̥ɑ]

Rhymes: -ɑpɑ

Hyphenation: ra‧pa

Noun

rapa

dregs (settled sediment of beer or similar alcoholic beverages)

Declension

Declension of rapa (type 3/kana, p-v gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	rapa	ravat
genitive	ravan	rappoin
partitive	rappaa	rapoja
illative	rappaa	rappoi
inessive	ravas	ravois
elative	ravast	ravoist
allative	ravalle	ravoille
adessive	raval	ravoil
ablative	ravalt	ravoilt
translative	ravaks	ravoiks
essive	rapanna, rappaan	rapoinna, rappoin
exessive¹⁾	rapant	rapoint
¹⁾ obsolete ^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka^? or -kä^? to the genitive.

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 460

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈra.pa/
Rhymes: -apa
Hyphenation: rà‧pa

Etymology 1

From Latin rāpa, neuter plural of rāpum, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rap-. Compare French rave, Venetian rava.

Noun

rapa f (plural rape)

turnip
Carote e rape sono radici commestibili.
Carrots and turnips are edible roots.

Derived terms

cima di rapa (“turnip greens”)
sedano rapa (“celeriac”)

Related terms

rapaio
rapaiola
rapanello
rapare

Verb

rapa

inflection of rapare:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

apar, apra, arpa, para, para-, parà

Latin

Noun

rāpa f (genitive rāpae); first declension

Alternative form of rāpum

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rāpa	rāpae
Genitive	rāpae	rāpārum
Dative	rāpae	rāpīs
Accusative	rāpam	rāpās
Ablative	rāpā	rāpīs
Vocative	rāpa	rāpae

Noun

rāpa

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of rāpum

References

“rapa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
rapa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
rapa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

rapet
rapte (simple past)
rapt (past participle)

Verb

rapa

inflection of rape:
1. simple past
2. past participle

Polish

rapa (Leuciscus aspius)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈra.pa/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -apa
Syllabification: ra‧pa

Noun

rapa m anim

asp (species of fish, Aspius aspius, syn. Leuciscus aspius)
Synonyms: boleń, rap

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.pɐ/ [ˈha.pɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.pɐ/ [ˈχa.pɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.pa/ [ˈha.pa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.pɐ/

Rhymes: -apɐ

Noun

rapa m or f by sense (plural rapas)

(slang, São Paulo) a figure of authority who confiscates merchandise from street vendors

Verb

rapa

inflection of rapar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Rarotongan

Noun

rapa

lightning

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin rāpa, neuter plural of rāpum. Compare Italian rapa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rˈra.pa/
Hyphenation: rà‧pa

Noun

rapa f (plural rapi)

turnip

References

Traina, Antonino (1868), “rapa”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 3350–3351

Spanish

Verb

rapa

inflection of rapar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

Imitative. Cognate with Icelandic ropa.

Verb

rapa (present rapar, preterite rapade, supine rapat, imperative rapa)

to burp; to belch

Conjugation

Conjugation of rapa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	rapa		—
Supine	rapat		—
Imperative	rapa		—
Imper. plural¹	rapen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	rapar	rapade	—	—
Ind. plural¹	rapa	rapade	—	—
Subjunctive²	rape	rapade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	rapande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

rap

Anagrams

apar, para

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “hrappa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243

rapa

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Faroese

Etymology

Verb

Conjugation

References

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Compounds

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Compounds

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Ingrian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Verb

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

Declension

Noun

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

See also

Verb

Rarotongan

Noun

Sicilian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Spanish

Verb

Swedish

Etymology

Verb

Conjugation

Related terms

Further reading

Anagrams