EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Abbreviation of apothecaries'.

AdjectiveEdit

ap (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of apothecaries' system.
    ap oz
    apothecaries' ounce

Etymology 2Edit

ap

  1. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of appreciate and related forms of that word (appreciating, appreciated, appreciation, appreciative, etc.)

AnagramsEdit

AlbanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Albanian *apa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁op-eio/e-, from *h₁ep- (to take).[1] The verb is suppletive with past dhashë and participle dhënë from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.[2]

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

ap (first-person singular past tense dhashë, participle dhënë) (Gheg)

  1. I give

ConjugationEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[2] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 79

Angguruk YaliEdit

NounEdit

ap

  1. man

ReferencesEdit

ChuukeseEdit

InterjectionEdit

ap

  1. Alternative spelling of apw (no)

FinnishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːmuˌpæi̯ʋælːæ/, [ˈɑ̝ːmuˌpæi̯ʋælːæ] (usually)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːˌpeː/, [ˈɑ̝ːˌpe̞ː] (rarely)
  • Rhymes: -æiʋælːæ, -eː
  • Syllabification(key): a‧p

AdverbEdit

ap (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of ap.

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːˌpeː/, [ˈɑ̝ːˌpe̞ː]
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • Syllabification(key): a‧p

NounEdit

ap

  1. (informal) Abbreviation of aamupäivä (morning; hours roughly from the beginning of the working hours to the noon).
    Minulla on ap vapaana.
    I have the morning free.
    Synonym: aamupäivä

Etymology 3Edit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːˌpeː/, [ˈɑ̝ːˌpe̞ː]
  • Rhymes: -eː
  • Syllabification(key): a‧p

NounEdit

ap

  1. Alternative form of AP

AnagramsEdit

Haitian CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Saint Dominican Creole French après, from French après.

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

ap

  1. Indicates the continuous aspect.
    • 2019 March 19, “Rankont ann Itali ant Anvwaye Espesyal Etazini ak Larisi sou Kriz Venezuela a”, in Lavwadlamerik[3]:
      Dapre Misey Guaido, 2 peyi sa yo ap defann sèlman enterè biznis yo ak Venezuela.
      According to Mr. Guaido, these two countries are only defending their business interests in Venezuela.
  2. Indicates a future tense that is relatively certain to happen.

ReferencesEdit

LatvianEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrepositionEdit

ap

  1. round, around
    Bērni skrien ap galdu.Children run around the table.
  2. by, near, about
  3. about, around
    Viņš atnāca ap pieciem.He came around five o'clock.

SynonymsEdit

Northern KurdishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Confer Arabic عَمّ‎(ʕamm), Persian عمو('amu), Turkish amca, all with the same meaning.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ap m (Arabic spelling ئاپ‎)

  1. paternal uncle (brother of one's father)
    Synonym: mam

DeclensionEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “ap”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 9

Norwegian BokmålEdit

VerbEdit

ap

  1. imperative of ape

Old IrishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא(’abbā, father).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ap m (genitive apad)

  1. (Christianity) abbot
  2. (by extension) leader, lord

DeclensionEdit

Masculine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ap apidL, ap apid
Vocative ap apidL, ap aptha
Accusative apidN apidL, ap aptha
Genitive apad apad apadN
Dative apidL, ap apthaib apthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

DescendantsEdit

  • Irish: ab
  • Manx: abb
  • Scottish Gaelic: aba

MutationEdit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ap unchanged n-ap
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

ReferencesEdit

QuiripiEdit

NounEdit

ap

  1. (Unquachog) bread

ReferencesEdit

Saterland FrisianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Frisian op, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *upp. Cognates include West Frisian op and German auf.

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

ap (neuter or distal adverb deerap, proximal adverb hierap, interrogative adverb wierap)

  1. on
  2. onto

AdverbEdit

ap

  1. up

ReferencesEdit

  • Marron C. Fort (2015), “ap”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

VepsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *appi.

NounEdit

ap

  1. father-in-law

InflectionEdit

Inflection of ap (inflection type 3/kivi)
nominative sing. ap
genitive sing. apen
partitive sing. aped
partitive plur. apid
singular plural
nominative ap aped
accusative apen aped
genitive apen apiden
partitive aped apid
essive-instructive apen apin
translative apeks apikš
inessive apes apiš
elative apespäi apišpäi
illative apehe apihe
adessive apel apil
ablative apelpäi apilpäi
allative apele apile
abessive apeta apita
comitative apenke apidenke
prolative apedme apidme
approximative I apenno apidenno
approximative II apennoks apidennoks
egressive apennopäi apidennopäi
terminative I apehesai apihesai
terminative II apelesai apilesai
terminative III apessai
additive I apehepäi apihepäi
additive II apelepäi apilepäi

ReferencesEdit

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “свёкор”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

WelshEdit

EtymologyEdit

From fab, soft mutation of mab (son). Cognate with Breton prefix ab-.

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

ap

  1. A patronymic indicator; son of.

Usage notesEdit

This form is found before consonants. Before a vowel, the form ab is used.

Further readingEdit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ap”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

YolaEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English up, ap, from Old English upp.

AdverbEdit

ap

  1. up
    • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5:
      A peepeare struck ap; wough dansth aul in a ring;
      The piper struck up, we danced all in a ring,

ReferencesEdit

  • Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 96