Rapla
Estonian
Etymology
Probably from earlier *Rapala, analysable as raba (“moor”) + -la.
Proper noun
Rapla
- Rapla (a town in Rapla County, Estonia)
Inflection
| Declension of Rapla (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Rapla | — | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | Rapla | ||
| genitive | — | ||
| partitive | Raplat | — | |
| illative | Raplasse | — | |
| inessive | Raplas | — | |
| elative | Raplast | — | |
| allative | Raplale | — | |
| adessive | Raplal | — | |
| ablative | Raplalt | — | |
| translative | Raplaks | — | |
| terminative | Raplani | — | |
| essive | Raplana | — | |
| abessive | Raplata | — | |
| comitative | Raplaga | — | |
Descendants
- → German: Rappel
- → Russian: Раппель (Rappelʹ)
References
- Rapla in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “Rapla”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN