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Apus
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Apus
Apus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin apūs, from Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous, “sand martin”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) (the birds rarely show their feet).
Proper noun
Apus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae – the swifts. They resemble swallows but have shorter tails.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Apodiformes - order; Apodidae - family; Apodinae - subfamily; Apodini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Apus acuticauda, Apus affinis, Apus alexandri, Apus apus, Apus balstoni, Apus barbatus, Apus batesi, Apus berliozi, Apus bradfieldi, Apus caffer, Apus horus, Apus niansae, Apus nipalensis, Apus pacificus, Apus pallidus, Apus unicolor - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
English
Proper noun
Apus
- (astronomy): A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.
Derived terms
Translations
a constellation of the southern sky
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Anagrams
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Latin
Noun
apūs m (genitive apodis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | apūs | apodēs |
genitive | apodis | apodum |
dative | apodī | apodibus |
accusative | apodem | apodēs |
ablative | apode | apodibus |
vocative | apūs | apodēs |
References
- apus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “apus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Romanian
Etymology
From the verb apune (“to fade, set”).
Noun
apus n (plural apusuri)
Declension
declension of apus
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) apus | apusul | (niște) apusuri | apusurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) apus | apusului | (unor) apusuri | apusurilor |
vocative | apusule | apusurilor |
Synonyms
- (west): vest
- (sunset): asfințit
Verb
apus
- past participle of apune