rups

Dutch

Alternative forms

• rips (Southern Dutch, dialectal)
• roepe (dialectal, Eastern Netherlands)
• roeps (dialectal, Eastern Netherlands)
• rupse (dialectal)
• rupsene (obsolete)
• rusp (dated, dialectal)
• ruspe (obsolete)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /rʏps/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: rups
• Rhymes: -ʏps

Noun

rups f (plural rupsen, diminutive rupsje n)

1. a caterpillar, the larva of a butterfly
2. caterpillar, metal alternative for a tire

Hypernyms

• mot
• vlinder

Derived terms

• burgerrups
• eikenprocessierups
• livreirups
• processierups
• ringelrups
• rupsband
• rupsenband
• rupsvoertuig
• zijderups

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ruspe

Latgalian

Etymology

Cognates include Latvian rupjš and Lithuanian rupus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrups]
• Hyphenation: rups

Adjective

rups

1. coarse

Declension

Indefinite declension of rups (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	rups	rupi	rupa	rupys, rupas1)
genitive	rupa	rupu	rupys, rupas1)	rupu
dative	rupam	rupim	rupai	rupom
accusative	rupu	rupus	rupu	rupys, rupas1)
instrumental	rupu	rupim	rupu	rupom
locative	rupā	rupūs	rupā	rupuos
1) dialectal

Definite declension of rups (type 1 adjective)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	rupais, rupīs	rupī	rupuo	rupuos
genitive	rupuo	rupūs	rupuos	rupūs
dative	rupajam	rupajim	rupajai	rupajom
accusative	rupū	rupūs	rupū	rupuos
instrumental	rupū	rupajim	rupū	rupajom
locative	rupajā	rupajūs	rupajā	rupajuos

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN

Latvian

Adjective

rups (definite rupais, comparative rupāks, superlative visrupākais, adverb rupi)

1. (dialectal) coarse, harsh, rough; Alternative form of rupjš

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of rups

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	rups	rupi		rupa	rupas
genitive	rupa	rupu		rupas	rupu
dative	rupam	rupiem		rupai	rupām
accusative	rupu	rupus		rupu	rupas
instrumental	rupu	rupiem		rupu	rupām
locative	rupā	rupos		rupā	rupās
vocative	—	—		—	—