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English
Adjective
apo (not comparable )
( biochemistry , of a protein) In an inactive , unbound state
2009 January 30, Robert B. Best, Gerhard Hummer, “BIOCHEMISTRY: Unfolding the Secrets of Calmodulin”, in Science :In this scenario, unbound proteins are predominantly in the ligand-free ("apo ") structure.
Noun
apo (plural apos )
( biochemistry ) Short for apolipoprotein .
See also
Anagrams
Bahnar
Etymology
From Proto-Bahnaric *ʔmpəw , from Proto-Mon-Khmer *mp(ɔ)ʔ ( “ to dream ” ) ; cognate with Halang hơpô , Koho mpao , Semai mpo , Pacoh apo /mpo , Old Mon 'ampo' (modern Mon လ္ပံ ( kəpɔˀ ) ), Central Nicobarese enfūa .
Pronunciation
Verb
apo
to dream
Basque
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Spanish sapo , with simplification of los sapos to los apos . Alternatively, both words might have the same Pre-Roman origin.
Noun
apo anim
toad
Declension
Declension of apo (animate, ending in vowel)
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
apo inan
hoof
Declension
Declension of apo (inanimate, ending in vowel)
Further reading
“apo ”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy ], Euskaltzaindia
“apo ”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary ], Euskaltzaindia , 1987–2005
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: a‧po
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔapoʔ/
Noun
apò
grandparent
goblin
Synonym: duwende
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: a‧po
IPA (key ) : /ʔaˈpo/
Noun
apó
grandchild
Verb
apó
to have a grandchild or grandchildren
East Futuna
Etymology
From English apple .
Noun
apo
( Alo ) apple
Synonyms
References
Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages , in Aspects of Language Contact (2008, →ISBN
Eastern Bontoc
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Noun
apo
grandchild
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Noun
apó
grandchild
Noun
ápò
grandfather
Ibaloi
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Noun
apo
grandchild
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: a‧po
IPA (key ) : /ʔaˈpo/ ,
Noun
apó
( usually endearing , familiar ) grandparent
( usually endearing , familiar ) master ; mistress
sir ; madam
grandchild
Indonesian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Noun
apo (plural apo -apo )
( dialectal ) flat-topped hills
Further reading
Italian
Pronunciation
Preposition
apo
Alternative form of appo
Anagrams
Kankanaey
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Pronunciation
( Standard Kankanaey ) IPA (key ) : /ʔaˈpo/
Rhymes: -o
Syllabification: a‧po
Noun
apó (plural ap-apo )
grandchild
A respectful term of address to a person of higher rank or position ; sir , madam
Kari'na
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *apô ; compare Apalaí apo , Trió apë , Wayana apë , Waiwai apo , Akawaio apö , Pemon apue , Ye'kwana ajö , Yao (South America) iapelly .
Pronunciation
Noun
apo (possessed apory )
arm
References
Courtz, Hendrik (2008 ) A Carib grammar and dictionary , Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN , page 232
Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931 ) “apo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben , Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 91 ; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes , Paris, 1956 , page 92
Kayapa Kallahan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Noun
apo
grandchild
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *apō , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- ( “ to get, grab; to join ” ) . Cognate with apex , Hittite 𒄩𒀊 ( ḫapp- , “ to join, attach ” ) , Ancient Greek ἅπτω ( háptō , “ I fasten ” ) .
The term is only attested in another form than the participle in the work of the grammarian Sextus Pompeius Festus and in the Etymologiae of Saint Isidore of Seville .
Pronunciation
Verb
apō (present infinitive apere , perfect active apī , supine aptum ) ; third conjugation
to fasten ; attach , connect ; join , bind
c. 177 CE ,
Aulus Gellius ,
Noctes Atticae 1.15.1 :
linguam autem dēbēre aiunt non esse līberam nec vagam, sed vinclīs de pectore īmō ac dē corde aptīs movērī et quasi gubernārī.They say that the tongue should not be free and wandering, but that it should be moved and, so to say, steered by cords attached to the deep chest and heart.
1839 [8th century CE ], Paulus Diaconus , edited by Karl Otfried Müller, Excerpta ex libris Pompeii Festi De significatione verborum , page 17 , line 9:Apex, quod est sacerdotum īnsigne, dictus est ab eō, quod comprehendere antīquī vinculō apere dīcēbant. Unde aptus est, quī conventienter alicui iūnctus est. The apex , which is the ensign of the Flamen , is called so because of the fact that in, the old language, tying with a rope was called apere . Whence aptus is something which is conventiently joined to something.
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
“apo ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
apo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008 ) Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010 ) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10 ), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN , page 120
De Vaan, Michiel (2008 ) “apīscor”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN , page 47
Sihler, Andrew L. (1995 ) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin , Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *apō , see also Old English apa , Old High German affo , Old Norse api .
Noun
apo m
ape
Descendants
Middle Low German: āpe
Low German: Ape
German Low German: Aap
Plautdietsch: Op
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Pronunciation
( Standard Tagalog )
IPA (key ) : /ʔaˈpo/ ( “ grandchild ” , noun )
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔapoʔ/ ( “ grandparent; ancestor; master; boss ” , noun )
Syllabification: a‧po
Noun
apó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓ )
grandchild
Derived terms
Noun
apò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓ )
grandparent
Synonyms: ( male ) lolo , ( female ) lola , ( dialectal ) nuno
ancestor
Synonyms: nuno , ninuno , kanuno-nunuan
master
Synonyms: amo , panginoon
boss ; chief
Synonyms: puno , hepe
Derived terms
Further reading
“apo ”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino , Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino , 2024
“apo ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*apu ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016 ) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates , Lulu Press, →ISBN , page 303
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Noun
apó
grandchild
Yami
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) , from Proto-Austronesian *apu ( “ grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal) ” ) .
Noun
apo
grandchild
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Cognate with Igala ákpó
Pronunciation
Noun
apó
quiver
ikú ọdẹ ń bẹ nínú apó ― What will be the death of the hunter is lurking inside the quiver
Derived terms
Aníkúlápó ( “ A Yoruba name meaning, One who has death in their quiver ” )
Etymology 2
Àpò
Pronunciation
Noun
àpò
The tree Cola acuminata , the kola nut comes from this plant
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
àpò
pocket , pouch , bag , pod
two hundred naira
Derived terms