rapace
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rapāx, rapācem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁa.pas/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -as
Adjective
rapace (plural rapaces)
- rapacious, predatory
- Le vautour est très rapace. ― The vulture is very rapacious.
- (figuratively) rapacious, greedy
- 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoé, translation by Alexandre Dumas
- Il s’en retourna repu et orgueilleux, pour raconter à ses rapaces compatriotes la richesse et la simplicité de nos nobles Saxons.
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- 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoé, translation by Alexandre Dumas
Related terms
- rapacité
Noun
rapace m (plural rapaces)
- bird of prey
- raptor
- rapace nocturne ― nocturnal raptor
Further reading
- “rapace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin rapacem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raˈpa.t͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -atʃe
- Hyphenation: ra‧pà‧ce
Adjective
rapace (plural rapaci)
- predatory
- rapacious, greedy
Derived terms
- rapacemente
Related terms
- rapacità
Noun
rapace m (plural rapaci)
- bird of prey
- raptor
Synonyms
- uccello rapace
Related terms
- rapire
Anagrams
- eparca, pacare
Romanian
Etymology
From French rapace, from Latin rapax.
Adjective
rapace m or f or n (masculine plural rapaci, feminine and neuter plural rapace)
- predatory
Declension
Declension of rapace
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | rapace | rapace | rapaci | rapace | ||
definite | rapacele | rapacea | rapacii | rapacele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | rapace | rapace | rapaci | rapace | ||
definite | rapacelui | rapacei | rapacilor | rapacelor |
Related terms
- rapacitate