aapa

See also: A.A.P.A., and 𐌀𐌀𐌐𐌀

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːpɑː/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

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, 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

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːpɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ːpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑːpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): aa‧pa

Noun

aapa

1. A type of open swamp.

Declension

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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative aapansa aapansa accusative nom. aapansa aapansa gen. aapansa genitive aapansa aapojensa aapainsa rare partitive aapaansa aapojaan aapojansa inessive aavassaan aavassansa aavoissaan aavoissansa elative aavastaan aavastansa aavoistaan aavoistansa illative aapaansa aapoihinsa adessive aavallaan aavallansa aavoillaan aavoillansa ablative aavaltaan aavaltansa aavoiltaan aavoiltansa allative aavalleen aavallensa aavoilleen aavoillensa essive aapanaan aapanansa aapoinaan aapoinansa translative aavakseen aavaksensa aavoikseen aavoiksensa abessive aavattaan aavattansa aavoittaan aavoittansa instructive — — comitative — aapoineen aapoinensa

Synonyms

• aapasuo

Derived terms

compounds

• aapasara
• aapasuo

 

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.

Further reading

• “aapa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Inupiaq

Etymology

Proto-Eskimo *ata-ata (“father”)

Noun

aapa

1. father

Synonyms

• taata

References

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

Pitjantjatjara

Alternative forms

• apa

Etymology

Borrowed from English half.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːpa/, [ˈɐːpɐ]

Noun

aapa

1. part

References

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