rappu

Finnish

Alternative forms

• trappu (dialectal)

Etymology

From earlier trappu, borrowed from Swedish trappa. Doublet of trap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑpːu/, [ˈrɑ̝pːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːu
• Syllabification^(key): rap‧pu
• Hyphenation^(key): rap‧pu

Noun

rappu

1. synonym of porras (“stairstep”)
2. ellipsis of rappukäytävä (“stairwell”)
3. (as part of an address) entrance

   A-rappu ― entrance A

Declension

Inflection of rappu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
nominative		rappu	raput
genitive		rapun	rappujen
partitive		rappua	rappuja
illative		rappuun	rappuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rappu	raput
accusative	nom.	rappu	raput
	gen.	rapun
genitive		rapun	rappujen
partitive		rappua	rappuja
inessive		rapussa	rapuissa
elative		rapusta	rapuista
illative		rappuun	rappuihin
adessive		rapulla	rapuilla
ablative		rapulta	rapuilta
allative		rapulle	rapuille
essive		rappuna	rappuina
translative		rapuksi	rapuiksi
abessive		raputta	rapuitta
instructive		—	rapuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rappu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rappuni rappuni accusative nom. rappuni rappuni gen. rappuni genitive rappuni rappujeni partitive rappuani rappujani inessive rapussani rapuissani elative rapustani rapuistani illative rappuuni rappuihini adessive rapullani rapuillani ablative rapultani rapuiltani allative rapulleni rapuilleni essive rappunani rappuinani translative rapukseni rapuikseni abessive raputtani rapuittani instructive — — comitative — rappuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rappusi rappusi accusative nom. rappusi rappusi gen. rappusi genitive rappusi rappujesi partitive rappuasi rappujasi inessive rapussasi rapuissasi elative rapustasi rapuistasi illative rappuusi rappuihisi adessive rapullasi rapuillasi ablative rapultasi rapuiltasi allative rapullesi rapuillesi essive rappunasi rappuinasi translative rapuksesi rapuiksesi abessive raputtasi rapuittasi instructive — — comitative — rappuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rappumme rappumme accusative nom. rappumme rappumme gen. rappumme genitive rappumme rappujemme partitive rappuamme rappujamme inessive rapussamme rapuissamme elative rapustamme rapuistamme illative rappuumme rappuihimme adessive rapullamme rapuillamme ablative rapultamme rapuiltamme allative rapullemme rapuillemme essive rappunamme rappuinamme translative rapuksemme rapuiksemme abessive raputtamme rapuittamme instructive — — comitative — rappuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rappunne rappunne accusative nom. rappunne rappunne gen. rappunne genitive rappunne rappujenne partitive rappuanne rappujanne inessive rapussanne rapuissanne elative rapustanne rapuistanne illative rappuunne rappuihinne adessive rapullanne rapuillanne ablative rapultanne rapuiltanne allative rapullenne rapuillenne essive rappunanne rappuinanne translative rapuksenne rapuiksenne abessive raputtanne rapuittanne instructive — — comitative — rappuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rappunsa rappunsa accusative nom. rappunsa rappunsa gen. rappunsa genitive rappunsa rappujensa partitive rappuaan rappuansa rappujaan rappujansa inessive rapussaan rapussansa rapuissaan rapuissansa elative rapustaan rapustansa rapuistaan rapuistansa illative rappuunsa rappuihinsa adessive rapullaan rapullansa rapuillaan rapuillansa ablative rapultaan rapultansa rapuiltaan rapuiltansa allative rapulleen rapullensa rapuilleen rapuillensa essive rappunaan rappunansa rappuinaan rappuinansa translative rapukseen rapuksensa rapuikseen rapuiksensa abessive raputtaan raputtansa rapuittaan rapuittansa instructive — — comitative — rappuineen rappuinensa

Derived terms

• rappunen

compounds

• rappukäytävä
• rappuralli
• tikaraput

Descendants

• → Ingrian: trappu (from earlier trappu)

Further reading

• “rappu”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• papru