Apuani
See also: apuani
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Apua, the name of their chief city, probably from Proto-Indo-European *abʰ- (“abrupt, quick”), suffixed form *abʰ(o)-ua, through a language where *-bʰ became p, such as Ancient Ligurian or another Celtic language (compare Ancient Greek ἄφαρ (áphar, “quickly”)).
According to Alessio and De Giovanni, from a Mediterranean substrate root *ap-/*apʰ (“sharp”), such as Sicanian.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /a.puˈaː.niː/, [äpuˈäːniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.puˈa.ni/, [äpuˈäːni]
Proper noun
editApuānī m pl (genitive Apuānōrum); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Apuānī |
Genitive | Apuānōrum |
Dative | Apuānīs |
Accusative | Apuānōs |
Ablative | Apuānīs |
Vocative | Apuānī |
References
editCategories:
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Ligurian
- Latin terms derived from Celtic languages
- Latin terms derived from substrate languages
- Latin terms derived from Sicanian
- Latin 4-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
- Latin masculine nouns
- Latin pluralia tantum
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