krapu
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Krapu.
See also: Krapu
Finnish
Etymology
Original form of rapu (see it for more).
Pronunciation
Noun
krapu
- (dialectal) crayfish
- Synonym: rapu
- (archaic) crab
- Synonym: taskurapu
- (obsolete) cancer
- Synonym: syöpä
- 1548, Mikael Agricola, transl., The Holy Bible, 2. Tim 2:17:
- Ja heidän puheens ympärinssyöpi niinkuin krapu
- And their word will eat as doth a canker
Declension
| Inflection of krapu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | krapu | kravut | ||
| genitive | kravun | krapujen | ||
| partitive | krapua | krapuja | ||
| illative | krapuun | krapuihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | krapu | kravut | ||
| accusative | nom. | krapu | kravut | |
| gen. | kravun | |||
| genitive | kravun | krapujen | ||
| partitive | krapua | krapuja | ||
| inessive | kravussa | kravuissa | ||
| elative | kravusta | kravuista | ||
| illative | krapuun | krapuihin | ||
| adessive | kravulla | kravuilla | ||
| ablative | kravulta | kravuilta | ||
| allative | kravulle | kravuille | ||
| essive | krapuna | krapuina | ||
| translative | kravuksi | kravuiksi | ||
| abessive | kravutta | kravuitta | ||
| instructive | — | kravuin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “krapu”, 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 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krabbô. Cognates include Finnish rapu and Estonian krabi. Perhaps also influenced by Russian краб (krab).
Pronunciation
Noun
krapu
- crab, crayfish, lobster
- 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
- Krapu röömii. Sorsa lentää.
- The crab crawls. The duck flies.
Declension
| Declension of krapu (type 4/koivu, p-v gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | krapu | kravut |
| genitive | kravun | krappuin, krapuloin |
| partitive | krappua | krapuja, krapuloja |
| illative | krappuu | krappui, krapuloihe |
| inessive | kravus | kravuis, krapulois |
| elative | kravust | kravuist, krapuloist |
| allative | kravulle | kravuille, krapuloille |
| adessive | kravul | kravuil, krapuloil |
| ablative | kravult | kravuilt, krapuloilt |
| translative | kravuks | kravuiks, krapuloiks |
| essive | krapunna, krappuun | krapuinna, krapuloinna, krappuin, krapuloin |
| exessive1) | krapunt | krapuint, krapuloint |
| 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 204
Votic
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krabbô. Cognates include Finnish rapu and Estonian krabi.
Pronunciation
Noun
krapu
Inflection
| Declension of krapu (type II/võrkko, p-v gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | krapu | kravud |
| genitive | kravu | krapujõ, krapui |
| partitive | krappua | krapuitõ, krapui |
| illative | krappusõ, krappu | krapuisõ |
| inessive | kravuz | krapuiz |
| elative | kravussõ | krapuissõ |
| allative | kravulõ | krapuilõ |
| adessive | kravullõ | krapuillõ |
| ablative | kravultõ | krapuiltõ |
| translative | kravussi | krapuissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn