apay

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See also: apāy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English apaien, from Old French apaiier (“to appease”). See Latin pax (“peace”).

Pronunciation

Verb

apay (third-person singular simple present apays, present participle apaying, simple past and past participle apayed or apaid)

  1. (archaic) To satisfy, please.
  2. (obsolete) To repay.

Anagrams

Crimean Tatar

Noun

apay

  1. woman, wife

Declension

Declension of apay
singular plural
nominative apay apaylar
genitive apaynıñ apaylarnıñ
dative apayğa apaylarğa
accusative apaynı apaylarnı
locative apayda apaylarda
ablative apaydan apaylardan

Synonyms

Dupaningan Agta

Pronoun

apay

  1. (interrogative) why

Ilocano

Pronoun

apay

  1. (interrogative) why

Quechua

Verb

apay

  1. (transitive) to carry
  2. (transitive) to transport
  3. (transitive) to surpass
  4. (transitive) to lead

Conjugation

    Conjugation of apay
infinitive apay
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

Scots

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English apaie/apaye, from Old French apayer/apaier.

Pronunciation

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Verb

apay (third-person singular simple present apayis, present participle apaying/apayand, simple past appayit/apayed, past participle appayit/apayed) (Middle Scots, transitive)

  1. To please, satisfy
    • 1550, Rolland, J. Ct. Venus, Ane Treatise callit The Court of Venus‎:
      Dame Venus, … but dreid, Was weill appayit
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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

  • “apay” in Scots Dictionary
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