| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /rɵps/ |
| Hyphenation | rups |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | rupsen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| rupsje | rupsjes |
| Catalan | eruga; oruga |
|---|---|
| Czech | housenka |
| Danish | kålorm |
| English | caterpillar |
| Esperanto | raŭpo |
| Faeroese | ormvera |
| Finnish | toukka |
| French | chenille |
| German | Raupe |
| Greek | κάμπια |
| Italian | bruco |
| Papiamento | bichi |
| Portuguese | lagarta |
| Russian | гусеница |
| Saterland Frisian | Ruupe |
| Spanish | oruga |
| Sranan | woron |
| Swedish | larv; mask |
| Turkish | tırtıl |
| West Frisian | rûp |