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aapa

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English

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Etymology

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From Urdu آپا (āpā) / Bengali আপা (apa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑːpɑː/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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aapa (plural aapas)

  1. (Bangladesh, 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.
    • 2006, Asha Ranawa, Woman's Triumph[1], page 46:
      I am close to bhai and his wife Shaffo, whom I call aapa, who herself is a well-read person and a true soul-mate to her husband.

Finnish

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Etymology

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From a Sami language (compare Northern Sami áhpi (swamp, high seas)), from Old Norse haf.

In use at least since the second half of the 19th century, for instance attested in Elias Lönnrot: Suomalais-ruotsalainen sanakirja ("Finnish-Swedish Dictionary", 1866-1880).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aapa

  1. A type of open swamp.

Declension

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Inflection of aapa (Kotus type 9*E/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
aapain rare
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
abessive aavatta aavoitta
instructive aavoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of aapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aapani aapani
accusative nom. aapani aapani
gen. aapani
genitive aapani aapojeni
aapaini rare
partitive aapaani aapojani
inessive aavassani aavoissani
elative aavastani aavoistani
illative aapaani aapoihini
adessive aavallani aavoillani
ablative aavaltani aavoiltani
allative aavalleni aavoilleni
essive aapanani aapoinani
translative aavakseni aavoikseni
abessive aavattani aavoittani
instructive
comitative aapoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative aapasi aapasi
accusative nom. aapasi aapasi
gen. aapasi
genitive aapasi aapojesi
aapaisi rare
partitive aapaasi aapojasi
inessive aavassasi aavoissasi
elative aavastasi aavoistasi
illative aapaasi aapoihisi
adessive aavallasi aavoillasi
ablative aavaltasi aavoiltasi
allative aavallesi aavoillesi
essive aapanasi aapoinasi
translative aavaksesi aavoiksesi
abessive aavattasi aavoittasi
instructive
comitative aapoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative aapamme aapamme
accusative nom. aapamme aapamme
gen. aapamme
genitive aapamme aapojemme
aapaimme rare
partitive aapaamme aapojamme
inessive aavassamme aavoissamme
elative aavastamme aavoistamme
illative aapaamme aapoihimme
adessive aavallamme aavoillamme
ablative aavaltamme aavoiltamme
allative aavallemme aavoillemme
essive aapanamme aapoinamme
translative aavaksemme aavoiksemme
abessive aavattamme aavoittamme
instructive
comitative aapoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative aapanne aapanne
accusative nom. aapanne aapanne
gen. aapanne
genitive aapanne aapojenne
aapainne rare
partitive aapaanne aapojanne
inessive aavassanne aavoissanne
elative aavastanne aavoistanne
illative aapaanne aapoihinne
adessive aavallanne aavoillanne
ablative aavaltanne aavoiltanne
allative aavallenne aavoillenne
essive aapananne aapoinanne
translative aavaksenne aavoiksenne
abessive aavattanne aavoittanne
instructive
comitative aapoinenne

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

References

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Further reading

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Inupiaq

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Etymology

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Proto-Eskimo *ata-ata (father)

Noun

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aapa

  1. father

Synonyms

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References

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  • National Bilingual Materials Development Center, Alaska (1979). Kaniqsisautit Uqayusragnikun Kobuk Inupiat Junior Dictionary
  • Seiler, W. (2012). Iñupiatun Eskimo Dictionary, SIL International

Pitjantjatjara

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English half.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːpa/, [ˈɐːpɐ]

Noun

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aapa

  1. part

References

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  • "aapa" in Cliff Goddard (1992) Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary, 2nd edition