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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Piedmontese apia (“axe”), cognate with French hache, Picard happe, ultimately from Frankish *happjā (“axe, hatchet”). Attested in the laws of Asti, Piedmont.
Noun
apia f (genitive apiae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) A kind of weapon, forbidden during gladiatorial contests.
Declension
First-declension noun.
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
apia
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of apium
References
Miskito
Particle
apia
- no
Antonyms
Adverb
apia
- not
Swahili
Verb
-apia (infinitive kuapia)
- Applicative form of -apa
Conjugation
Conjugation of -apia
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Positive present
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-naapia
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Subjunctive
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-apie
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Negative
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-apii
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Imperative singular
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apia
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huapia
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liapia
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuapia
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naapia)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninaapia/naapia
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tunaapia
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2nd person
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unaapia
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mnaapia
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaapia
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wanaapia
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -naapia
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -apii)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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siapii
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hatuapii
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2nd person
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huapii
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hamwapii
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haapii
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hawaapii
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -apii
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taapia
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taapia
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -apie)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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niapie
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tuapie
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2nd person
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uapie
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mwapie
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aapie
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waapie
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -apie
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siapie
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeapia
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeapia
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliapia
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliapia
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meapia
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaapia
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaapia
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiapia
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoapia
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Consecutive
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kaapia / positive subject concord + -kaapia
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaapie
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
Yami
Noun
apia
- roe (eggs of fish)