Apuani

See also: apuani

Latin

Alternative forms

• Apuānī Ligurēs

Etymology

From Apua, the name of their chief city, probably from Proto-Indo-European *abʰ- (“abrupt, quick”), suffixed form *abʰ(o)-ua, through a language where *-bʰ became p, such as Ancient Ligurian or another Celtic language (compare Ancient Greek ἄφαρ (áphar, “quickly”)).

According to Alessio and De Giovanni, from a Mediterranean substrate root *ap-/*apʰ (“sharp”), such as Sicanian.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.puˈaː.niː/, [äpuˈäːniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.puˈa.ni/, [äpuˈäːni]

Proper noun

Apuānī m pl (genitive Apuānōrum); second declension

1. A Ligurian tribe of Italy

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Apuānī
genitive	Apuānōrum
dative	Apuānīs
accusative	Apuānōs
ablative	Apuānīs
vocative	Apuānī

References

• Apuani in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Apuani”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• L'elemento greco nella toponomastica della Sicilia, Volumes 1-2