Rapidi

Rapidi is the masculine plural form of the Italian adjective rapido, meaning "rapid" or "fast" when describing a masculine plural noun. It appears in contexts such as "venti rapidi" (rapid winds) or "processi rapidi" (rapid processes).

In Italian, adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. The masculine singular is rapido, the feminine singular rapida; the feminine plural rapide; the masculine plural rapidi. The form rapidi is not used as a standalone noun; it functions as an adjective.

Rapidi derives from Latin rapidus (swift), via standard Italian phonological development. The word is related to other Romance-language terms meaning speed and haste.

As a proper noun, rapidi may appear as a surname or in place names within Italian-speaking communities, but it is not a common or widely attested name.