ápa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "apa"

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

ápa m (genitive singular ápa, nominative plural ápaí)

  1. ape

Declension
Declension of ápa

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ápa ápaí
Vocative a ápa a ápaí
Genitive ápa ápaí
Dative ápa ápaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ápa na hápaí
Genitive an ápa na n-ápaí
Dative leis an ápa

don ápa

 leis na hápaí

Derived terms
  • ápúlacht f (“apishness”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ápa n-ápa hápa t-ápa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ápa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “ápa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “ápa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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