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rups

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /rʏps/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rups
  • Rhymes: -ʏps

Noun

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rups f (plural rupsen, diminutive rupsje n)

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

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: ruspe

Latgalian

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Etymology

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Cognates include Latvian rupjš and Lithuanian rupus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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rups

  1. coarse

Declension

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References

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

Latvian

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Adjective

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

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

Declension

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