rups
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- rips (Southern Dutch, dialectal)
- roepe (dialectal, Eastern Netherlands)
- roeps (dialectal, Eastern Netherlands)
- rupse (dialectal)
- rupsene (obsolete)
- rusp (dated, dialectal)
- ruspe (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch rupse, from earlier rupsene, from Proto-Germanic *rūpō and probably related to *raupijaną.
Related to German Raupe and West Frisian rûp.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rups f (plural rupsen, diminutive rupsje n)
- A caterpillar, the larva of a butterfly.
- caterpillar, metal alternative for a tire
Hypernyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- burgerrups
- eikenprocessierups
- livreirups
- processierups
- ringelrups
- rupsband
- rupsenband
- rupsvoertuig
- zijderups
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: ruspe
Latgalian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognates include Latvian rupjš and Lithuanian rupus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rups
Declension[edit]
Indefinite declension of rups (type 1 adjective)
Definite declension of rups (type 1 adjective)
References[edit]
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN
Latvian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
rups (definite rupais, comparative rupāks, superlative visrupākais, adverb rupi)
Declension[edit]
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of rups
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
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singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
nominative (nominatīvs) | rups | rupi | rupa | rupas | |||||
accusative (akuzatīvs) | rupu | rupus | rupu | rupas | |||||
genitive (ģenitīvs) | rupa | rupu | rupas | rupu | |||||
dative (datīvs) | rupam | rupiem | rupai | rupām | |||||
instrumental (instrumentālis) | rupu | rupiem | rupu | rupām | |||||
locative (lokatīvs) | rupā | rupos | rupā | rupās | |||||
vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
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