apa
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
apa
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
apa (plural apas)
Anagrams edit
Balinese edit
Romanization edit
apa
- Romanization of ᬳᬧ
Bikol Central edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apa (Basahan spelling ᜀᜉ)
- ice cream cone
- Synonym: kopa
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
apa
Further reading edit
- “apa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “apa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧pa
Noun edit
apa
Chickasaw edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
apa (short verb)
- (active voice, transitive) to eat
- Synonym: impa (active, intransitive)
Inflection edit
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Mobilian: apa
Cornish edit
Noun edit
apa
References edit
Corsican edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin apis. Cognates include Italian ape and Neapolitan apa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apa f (plural ape)
References edit
Etruscan edit
Romanization edit
apa
- Romanisation of 𐌀𐌐𐌀
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse api (“ape, monkey”), from Proto-Germanic *apô (“monkey, ape”), from Proto-Indo-European *abō- (“ape”). Cognate with Dutch aap (“monkey, ape”), Low German ape (“ape”), German Affe (“monkey, ape”), Swedish apa (“ape”), Icelandic api (“ape”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apa f (genitive singular apu, plural apur)
Declension edit
Declension of apa | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | apa | apan | apur | apurnar |
accusative | apu | apuna | apur | apurnar |
dative | apu | apuni | apum | apunum |
genitive | apu | apunnar | apa | apanna |
Finnish edit
Verb edit
apa
- inflection of appaa:
Gallurese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Corsican apa, from Vulgar Latin *apa, reshaping of Classical Latin apis (“bee”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apa f (plural api)
References edit
- Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Garo edit
Etymology edit
Probably cognate with Tibetan ཨ་ཕ (a pha).
Noun edit
apa
Synonyms edit
Hiligaynon edit
Adjective edit
apâ
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
Most likely from Turkic, compare Old Turkic 𐰯𐰀 (pa /apa/, “father”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apa (plural apák)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | apa | apák |
accusative | apát | apákat |
dative | apának | apáknak |
instrumental | apával | apákkal |
causal-final | apáért | apákért |
translative | apává | apákká |
terminative | apáig | apákig |
essive-formal | apaként | apákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | apában | apákban |
superessive | apán | apákon |
adessive | apánál | apáknál |
illative | apába | apákba |
sublative | apára | apákra |
allative | apához | apákhoz |
elative | apából | apákból |
delative | apáról | apákról |
ablative | apától | apáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
apáé | apáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
apáéi | apákéi |
- 'of a son'
Possessive forms of apa | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | apám | apáim (apjaim) |
2nd person sing. | apád | apáid (apjaid) |
3rd person sing. | apja | apái (apjai) |
1st person plural | apánk | apáink (apjaink) |
2nd person plural | apátok | apáitok (apjaitok) |
3rd person plural | apjuk | apáik (apjaik) |
- otherwise (e.g. the best father of the town). Difference at apája/apja and apájuk/apjuk.
Possessive forms of apa | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | apám | apáim |
2nd person sing. | apád | apáid |
3rd person sing. | apája | apái |
1st person plural | apánk | apáink |
2nd person plural | apátok | apáitok |
3rd person plural | apájuk | apáik |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- apa in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- apa in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
- apa in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Declension forms of api (“a monkey”).
Noun edit
apa m
- indefinite accusative singular of api
- indefinite dative singular of api
- indefinite genitive singular of api
- indefinite accusative plural of api
- indefinite genitive plural of api
Etymology 2 edit
From api (“monkey”).
Verb edit
apa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative apaði, supine apað)
- (transitive, governs the accusative) used in set phrases
Conjugation edit
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Derived terms edit
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay apa, from Proto-Malayic *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.
Pronoun edit
apa
- what (interrogative pronoun)
Etymology 2 edit
Particle edit
apa
- (colloquial) introduces a question
- Apa kamu mengerti?
- Do you understand?
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “apa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
apa
- Romanization of ꦲꦥ
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
- perghhh (slang)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa (compare Maori aha).
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /apə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /apa/
- Rhymes: -apə, -pə, -ə
- Rhymes: -pa
Pronoun edit
apa (Jawi spelling اڤ)
- what (interrogative pronoun)
- Apa khabar?
- How are you? (lit.: What (is the) news?)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “apa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mansaka edit
Noun edit
apa
Maori edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
apa (passive aparia)
Noun edit
apa
- layer; level
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
apa
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
apa
Coordinate terms edit
References edit
- "apa" – Māori Dictionary
Neapolitan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin apis, apem. Compare Italian ape, Corsican abba.
Noun edit
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apa f (plural ape)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
apa m or f
Verb edit
apa
- simple past of ape
- past participle of ape
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From ape.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
apa (present tense apar/aper, past tense apa/apte, past participle apa/apt, passive infinitive apast, present participle apande, imperative apa/ap)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
apa f
References edit
- “apa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô. Cognate with Old Frisian *apa, Old Saxon apo, Old Dutch *apo, Old High German affo, Old Norse api.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apa m
- monkey, ape
- Sē apa fēoll of þām trēowe.
- The monkey fell from the tree.
- Þā ǣrestan menn nǣron þā sīðmestan apan.
- The first humans weren't the last apes.
- Menn sind þā āne apan þe twifēte sind and uprihte gāþ.
- Humans are the only primates that are bipedal and walk upright.
Declension edit
Descendants edit
Old Saxon edit
Noun edit
apa f
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apa
Samoan edit
Noun edit
apa
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apa m (plural apas)
- Only used in al apa
Further reading edit
- “apa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Verb edit
-apa (infinitive kuapa)
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Derived terms edit
- Nominal derivations:
- kiapo (“oath”)
See also edit
- yamini (“oath”)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish apa, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic *apô (“monkey, ape”), from Proto-Indo-European *abō- (“ape”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apa c (plural apor)
- A primate; ape, monkey.
- De visade en dokumentär om apor på teve.
- They showed a documentary about primates on TV.
- (slang, derogatory) A dumb or annoying person; idiot.
- Vad gör den där jävla apan här?
- What's that moron doing here?
- (colloquial, idiomatic) A bad smell.
- Det luktar apa här inne.
- It smells terrible in here.
- (nautical, historical) A sail on the main mast or mizzen mast of a sailing ship.
Declension edit
Declension of apa | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | apa | apan | apor | aporna |
Genitive | apas | apans | apors | apornas |
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
apa (present apar, preterite apade, supine apat, imperative apa)
- To (attempt to) imitate without a sense of originality, usually with the particle efter; to ape, to monkey.
- De apade bara efter det jag hade skrivit.
- They just aped what I had written.
- (reflexive) To behave in a whimsical or foolish manner; to clown around.
- Hon apade sig inför hela klassen.
- She monkeyed around in front of the whole class.
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | apa | — | ||
Supine | apat | — | ||
Imperative | apa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | apen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | apar | apade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | apa | apade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | ape | apade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | apande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
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Derived terms edit
References edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
According to Panganiban (1972)[1] and English (1987),[2] this is of Japanese [Term?] origin.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔapa/, [ˈʔa.pɐ]
- Rhymes: -apa
- Syllabification: a‧pa
Noun edit
apa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈpaʔ/, [ʔɐˈpaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: a‧pa
Adjective edit
apâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ)
References edit
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”). Compare ebe (“aunt, midwife”).
Noun edit
apa (definite accusative apayı, plural apalar)
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Related terms edit
See also edit
Wolio edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.
Numeral edit
apa
Yola edit
Preposition edit
apa
- Alternative form of apan
- 1867, “BIT OF DIALOGUE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 111:
- Aar's a dole o' sneow apa greound to-die.
- There is a deal of snow upon the ground to-day.
References edit
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 23
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àpà
- wastefulness, prodigality, a wasteful person, prodigal
- spendthrift, squanderer
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àpà
- the arm of a talking drum
Etymology 3 edit
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ká. Cognate with Igbo aka (“arm/hand”), Nupe ekpá (“shoulder”), Olukumi áká (“shoulder, wing”), Igala íká (“wing”), possibly a Doublet of èjìká. The root is reconstructed to Proto-Niger-Congo *-ka (“hand”), where it is believed to have held the meaning "five." See Defaka ápá as well.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apá
- arm
- wọ́n gbé apá gangan sí wa ― They raised their arms in defiance
- wing
- Synonym: ìyẹ́
- part, volume
- wọ́n kó apá kan ― They took one portion
- direction, side
- ó dúró sí apá ọ̀dọ̀ọ̀ mi ― She stood by my side
Etymology 4 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apá
- African mahogany tree
- wọ́n dòòyì ká apá, apá kò ká apá ― They encircled and surrounded the African mahogany tree, but their hands never got the tree under their control (proverb on invincibility)
Etymology 5 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
apá
- The tree Afzelia pachyloba
Etymology 6 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àpá
Derived terms edit
Etymology 7 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àpá
- scar (of a healed wound)
- àpá kì í jọ̀lọ̀ títí kó dàbí ara gidi ― A scar does not fully heal up to become the natural skin (proverb on the permanent effect of any damage)
Etymology 8 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
àpá