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Esperanto
Etymology
From rapida + -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raˈpide/
- Hyphenation: ra‧pid‧e
- Rhymes: -ide
Adverb
rapide
- rapidly; quickly
- Antonyms: lante, malrapide
Related terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rapidus. Compare the inherited Old French rade.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rapide (plural rapides)
- fast, rapid
Derived terms
Adverb
rapide
- (informal) fast; rapidly; quickly
Noun
rapide m (plural rapides)
- (especially in plural) rapid (stretch of river)
- express (fast train)
Antonyms
See also
Further reading
Ido
Adverb
rapide
- rapidly, quickly
Interlingua
Adjective
rapide (comparative plus rapide, superlative le plus rapide)
- quick
Derived terms
Italian
Adjective
rapide f pl
- feminine plural of rapido
Noun
rapide f pl
- plural of rapida
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
rapidē (comparative rapidius, superlative rapidissimē)
- rapidly
- hurriedly
Etymology 2
Adjective
rapide
- vocative masculine singular of rapidus
References
- “rapide”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “rapide”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- rapide in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rapidus.
Adjective
rapide m or f
- (Jersey) fast
Derived terms