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English

Adjective

apo (not comparable)

  1. (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)

  1. (biochemistry) Short for apolipoprotein.

See also

Anagrams

Bahnar

Alternative forms

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 

  1. 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

  1. toad
Declension
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

apo inan

  1. hoof
Declension

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

  1. grandparent
  2. 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

  1. grandchild

Verb

apó

  1. to have a grandchild or grandchildren

East Futuna

Etymology

From English apple.

Noun

apo

  1. (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

  1. grandchild

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu (grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal)), from Proto-Austronesian *apu (grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal)).

Noun

apó

  1. grandchild

Noun

ápò

  1. grandfather

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu (grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal)), from Proto-Austronesian *apu (grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal)).

Noun

apo

  1. 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

  1. (usually endearing, familiar) grandparent
  2. (usually endearing, familiar) master; mistress
  3. sir; madam
  4. 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)

  1. (dialectal) flat-topped hills

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.po/
  • Rhymes: -apo
  • Hyphenation: à‧po

Preposition

apo

  1. 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)

  1. grandchild
  2. 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)

  1. 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

  1. grandchild

Latin

Alternative forms

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

  1. 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

  1. 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)
      • Rhymes: -o
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔapoʔ/ (grandparent; ancestor; master; boss, noun)
  • Syllabification: a‧po

Noun

apó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓ)

  1. grandchild

Derived terms

Noun

apò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓ)

  1. grandparent
    Synonyms: (male) lolo, (female) lola, (dialectal) nuno
  2. ancestor
    Synonyms: nuno, ninuno, kanuno-nunuan
  3. master
    Synonyms: amo, panginoon
  4. 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

  1. grandchild

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampu (grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal)), from Proto-Austronesian *apu (grandparent/grandchild (reciprocal)).

Noun

apo

  1. grandchild

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala ákpó

Pronunciation

Noun

apó

  1. quiver
    ikú ọdẹ ń bẹ nínú apóWhat 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

  1. The tree Cola acuminata, the kola nut comes from this plant

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

àpò

  1. pocket, pouch, bag, pod
  2. two hundred naira
Derived terms