See also: åpen, ąpęn-, and ʔapən

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːpə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -aːpən
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: a‧pen

Noun

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apen

  1. plural of aap

Finnish

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Noun

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apen

  1. genitive singular of appi

Anagrams

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Adverb

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apen

  1. Alternative form of apene
    Me apen askoltis a la diskuto.
    I hardly listened to the discussion.

Usage notes

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See apene.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Bahau [Term?]

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Noun

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apên (plural apen-apen, first-person possessive apenku, second-person possessive apenmu, third-person possessive apennya)

  1. boat wall

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English apan; equivalent to ape +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

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apen

  1. plural of ape

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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apen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of ape

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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apen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of ape

Scots

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈɑp(ə)n/

Etymology 1

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From Middle English open, from Old English open (open), from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (open), from Proto-Indo-European *upo (up from under, over).

Adjective

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apen (comparative mair apen, superlative maist apen)

  1. open

Etymology 2

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From Middle English openen, from Old English openian (to open), from Proto-West Germanic *opanōn, from Proto-Germanic *upanōną (to raise; lift; open), from *upanaz (open, adjective).

Verb

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apen (third-person singular simple present apens, present participle apenin, simple past apent, past participle apent)

  1. to open

Tangam

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tani *a-pɨr.

Noun

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apen

  1. root

References

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  • Mark W. Post (2017) The Tangam Language: Grammar, Lexicon and Texts, →ISBN

West Frisian

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apen

  1. plural of aap