apia
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.pi.a/, [ˈäpiä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.pi.a/, [ˈäːpiä]
Etymology 1
From Piedmontese apia (“axe”), cognate with French hache, Picard happe, ultimately from Frankish *happjā (“axe, hatchet”). Attested in the laws of Asti, Piedmont.
Noun
apia f (genitive apiae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) A kind of weapon, forbidden during gladiatorial contests.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | apia | apiae |
| Genitive | apiae | apiārum |
| Dative | apiae | apiīs |
| Accusative | apiam | apiās |
| Ablative | apiā | apiīs |
| Vocative | apia | apiae |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- apia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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