apus
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Galician
Verb
apus
- (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of apor
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
apa (“father”) + -us (diminutive suffix)
Noun
apus
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | apus | apusok |
| accusative | apust | apusokat |
| dative | apusnak | apusoknak |
| instrumental | apussal | apusokkal |
| causal-final | apusért | apusokért |
| translative | apussá | apusokká |
| terminative | apusig | apusokig |
| essive-formal | apusként | apusokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | apusban | apusokban |
| superessive | apuson | apusokon |
| adessive | apusnál | apusoknál |
| illative | apusba | apusokba |
| sublative | apusra | apusokra |
| allative | apushoz | apusokhoz |
| elative | apusból | apusokból |
| delative | apusról | apusokról |
| ablative | apustól | apusoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
apusé | apusoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
apuséi | apusokéi |
| Possessive forms of apus | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | apusom | apusaim |
| 2nd person sing. | apusod | apusaid |
| 3rd person sing. | apusa | apusai |
| 1st person plural | apusunk | apusaink |
| 2nd person plural | apusotok | apusaitok |
| 3rd person plural | apusuk | apusaik |
Etymology 2
apu (“father”) + -s (“-like, -related”, adjective-forming suffix)
Adjective
apus (comparative apusabb, superlative legapusabb)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | apus | apusak |
| accusative | apusat | apusakat |
| dative | apusnak | apusaknak |
| instrumental | apussal | apusakkal |
| causal-final | apusért | apusakért |
| translative | apussá | apusakká |
| terminative | apusig | apusakig |
| essive-formal | apusként | apusakként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | apusban | apusakban |
| superessive | apuson | apusakon |
| adessive | apusnál | apusaknál |
| illative | apusba | apusakba |
| sublative | apusra | apusakra |
| allative | apushoz | apusakhoz |
| elative | apusból | apusakból |
| delative | apusról | apusakról |
| ablative | apustól | apusaktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
apusé | apusaké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
apuséi | apusakéi |
Further reading
- apus in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- apus in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Iban
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qa(m)pus (“come to an end, be destroyed”). Doublet of mampus. Compare Sundanese apus (“easily go out, extinguished (fire)”).
Pronunciation
Verb
apus
- to extinguish; to put an end to
- to delete
Adverb
apus
- breathe for the last time
- disappear completely
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous, “footless”).
Pronunciation
Noun
apūs m (genitive apodis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | apūs | apodēs |
| Genitive | apodis | apodum |
| Dative | apodī | apodibus |
| Accusative | apodem | apodēs |
| Ablative | apode | apodibus |
| Vocative | apūs | apodēs |
References
- “apus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- apus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Verb
apus
Romanian
Etymology
From the past participle of the verb apune (“to fade, set”), from Latin apponere. Was the traditional word for "west", but today vest is used as the standard term. Compare also the descendants of Latin ponens in the Western Romance languages, which developed the meaning of "west".
Pronunciation
Adjective
apus m or n (feminine singular apusă, masculine plural apuși, feminine and neuter plural apuse)
Declension
Declension of apus
Noun
apus n (plural apusuri)
Declension
Declension of apus
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) apus | apusul | (niște) apusuri | apusurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) apus | apusului | (unor) apusuri | apusurilor |
| vocative | apusule | apusurilor | ||
Synonyms
Antonyms
Coordinate terms
- (compass points) punct cardinal;
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Verb
apus
- past participle of apune
Tausug
Noun
apus