рапан
Bulgarian
Черноморски рапан (Rapana venosa)
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian рапа́на (rapána), ultimately a derivative of Latin rāpum (“turnip”) due to the similarity of the creature to a turnip tuber.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rɐˈpan]
Noun
рапа́н • (rapán) m (diminutive рапа́нче)
- (dialectal) whelk, sea snail (marine gastropod of family Muricidae)
- Synonym: мо́рски о́хлюв (mórski óhljuv)
- (particularly) veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa, invasive species encountered in Black Sea after 1940's)
Declension
Declension of рапа́н
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | рапа́н rapán | рапа́ни rapáni |
| definite (subject form) | рапа́нът rapánǎt | рапа́ните rapánite |
| definite (object form) | рапа́на rapána | |
| count form | — | рапа́на rapána |
| vocative form | рапа́не rapáne | рапа́ни rapáni |
Related terms
- ря́па (rjápa, “turnip”)
- ра́пица (rápica), ре́пица (répica, “rapeseed”)
References
- рапан in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- рапан in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)