apay
See also: apāy
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English apaien, from Old French apaiier (“to appease”). See Latin pax (“peace”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
apay (third-person singular simple present apays, present participle apaying, simple past and past participle apayed or apaid)
- (archaic) To satisfy, please.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
- It was a strange conceit, with our owne affliction to goe about to please and appay divine goodnesse.
- (obsolete) To repay.
Anagrams edit
Crimean Tatar edit
Noun edit
apay
Declension edit
Declension of apay
Synonyms edit
Dupaningan Agta edit
Pronoun edit
apay
- (interrogative) why
Ilocano edit
Pronoun edit
apay
- (interrogative) why
Quechua edit
Verb edit
apay
- (transitive) to carry
- (transitive) to transport
- (transitive) to surpass
- (transitive) to lead
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of apay
infinitive | apay | |||||||
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agentive | apaq | |||||||
present participle | apaspa | |||||||
past participle | apasqa | |||||||
future participle | apana | |||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | ñuqa | qam | pay | ñuqanchik | ñuqayku | qamkuna | paykuna | |
present | apani | apanki | apan | apanchik | apayku | apankichik | apanku | |
past (experienced) |
aparqani | aparqanki | aparqan | aparqanchik | aparqaniku | aparqankichik | aparqanku | |
past (reported) |
apasqani | apasqanki | apasqan | apasqanchik | apasqaniku | apasqankichik | apasqanku | |
future | apasaq | apanki | apanqa | apasunchik | apasaqku | apankichik | apanqaku | |
imperative | — | qam | pay | — | — | qamkuna | paykuna | |
affirmative | apay | apachun | apaychik | apachunku | ||||
negative | ama apaychu |
ama apachunchu |
ama apaychikchu |
ama apachunkuchu |
See also edit
Scots edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle English apaie/apaye, from Old French apayer/apaier.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
apay (third-person singular simple present apayis, present participle apaying/apayand, simple past appayit/apayed, past participle appayit/apayed) (Middle Scots, transitive)
- To please, satisfy
- 1550, Rolland, J. Ct. Venus, Ane Treatise callit The Court of Venus[1]:
- Dame Venus, … but dreid, Was weill appayit
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of apay
infinitive | (to) apay | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | apay | apayit, apayed |
2nd person singular | apay | apayit, apayed |
3rd person singular | apayis | apayit, apayed |
plural | apay | apayit, apayed |
imperative | present | — |
singular | apay (ȝow)! | |
plural | apay (þow)! | |
participle | present | past |
apayyng¹ (-ing), apayand(e)² | ¹(i-, y-)apayit, ¹(i-, y-)apayed | |
Note: The conjugation of verbs in Middle Scots is quite irregular and varies from region to region; this is just a proposal based on the formal verbs found in texts.
¹: Southern Middle Scots ²: Northern Middle Scots |
Further reading edit
- “apay” in Scots Dictionary