aapa
See also: A.A.P.A.
English
Etymology
From Urdu.
Noun
aapa (plural aapas)
- (India, Pakistan, rare) A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older.
Finnish
Etymology
From a Sami language (compare Northern Sami áhpi (“swamp, high seas”)), from Old Norse haf.
In use since the second half of the 19th century, for instance attested in Elias Lönnrot: Suomalais-ruotsalainen sanakirja (1866-1880).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑːpɑ
Noun
aapa
- A type of open swamp.
Declension
| Inflection of aapa (Kotus type 9/kala, p-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aapa | aavat | |
| genitive | aavan | aapojen | |
| partitive | aapaa | aapoja | |
| illative | aapaan | aapoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | aapa | aavat | |
| accusative | nom. | aapa | aavat |
| gen. | aavan | ||
| genitive | aavan | aapojen aapainrare | |
| partitive | aapaa | aapoja | |
| inessive | aavassa | aavoissa | |
| elative | aavasta | aavoista | |
| illative | aapaan | aapoihin | |
| adessive | aavalla | aavoilla | |
| ablative | aavalta | aavoilta | |
| allative | aavalle | aavoille | |
| essive | aapana | aapoina | |
| translative | aavaksi | aavoiksi | |
| instructive | — | aavoin | |
| abessive | aavatta | aavoitta | |
| comitative | — | aapoineen | |
Synonyms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.
Pitjantjatjara
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːpa/, [ˈɐːpɐ]
Noun
aapa
References
- "aapa" in Cliff Goddard (1992) Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary, 2nd edition
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *haapa.
Noun
aapa (genitive aavaa, partitive aapaa)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References
- "aapa" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat
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