English

Proper noun

Rapa

1. The East Central Polynesian language of Rapa Iti, an island of French Polynesia.

Synonyms

• Rapan

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with the Rapa Nui language.

Finnish

Noun

rapa

1. dirt, mud

Declension

Derived terms

• rapainen
• rapata

Anagrams

• arpa, para

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rāpa, neuter plural of rāpum, reinterpreted as a feminine singular. Compare French rave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrapa/, [ˈraː.pa]
• Hyphenation: rà‧pa

Noun

rapa f ‎(plural rape)

1. turnip

Related terms

• cima di rapa
• rapaio
• rapaiola
• rapanello
• rapare

Verb

rapa

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

Anagrams

• apra, arpa, para, parà

Latin

Noun

rapa f

1. Alternative form of rāpum

Noun

rāpa

1. nominative plural of rāpum
2. accusative plural of rāpum
3. 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, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rapa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• rapet
• rapte (simple past)
• rapt (past participle)

Verb

rapa

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

Portuguese

Noun

rapa m f (plural rapas)

1. (slang, São Paulo) A figure of authority who confiscates merchandise from street vendors.

See also

• camelô

Verb

rapa

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of rapar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of rapar

Rarotongan

Noun

rapa

1. lightning

Spanish

Verb

rapa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of rapar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of rapar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of rapar.

Swedish

Etymology

Imitative. Cognate with Icelandic ropa.

Verb

rapa

1. to burp; to belch

Conjugation

Related terms

• rap