apay

See also: apāy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English apaien, from Old French apaiier (“to appease”). See Latin pax (“peace”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

apay (third-person singular simple present apays, present participle apaying, simple past and past participle apayed or apaid)

  1. (archaic) To satisfy, please.
  2. (obsolete) To repay.

Anagrams

Crimean Tatar

Noun

apay

  1. woman, wife

Declension
Declension of apay
singular plural
nominative apay apaylar
genitive apaynıñ apaylarnıñ
dative apayğa apaylarğa
accusative apaynı apaylarnı
locative apayda apaylarda
ablative apaydan apaylardan

Synonyms

Dupaningan Agta

Pronoun

apay

  1. (interrogative) why

Ilocano

Pronoun

apay

  1. (interrogative) why

Quechua

Verb

apay

  1. (transitive) to carry
  2. (transitive) to transport
  3. (transitive) to surpass
  4. (transitive) to lead

Conjugation
    Conjugation of apay
infinitive apay
agentive apaq
present participle apaspa
past participle apasqa
future participle apana
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive		 1st person
exclusive		 2nd person 3rd person
indicative ñuqa qam pay ñuqanchik ñuqayku qamkuna paykuna
present apani apanki apan apanchik apayku apankichik apanku
past
(experienced)		 aparqani aparqanki aparqan aparqanchik aparqaniku aparqankichik aparqanku
past
(reported)		 apasqani apasqanki apasqan apasqanchik apasqaniku apasqankichik apasqanku
future apasaq apanki apanqa apasunchik apasaqku apankichik apanqaku
imperative — qam pay — — qamkuna paykuna
affirmative apay apachun apaychik apachunku
negative ama
apaychu		 ama
apachunchu		 ama
apaychikchu		 ama
apachunkuchu

See also

Scots

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English apaie/apaye, from Old French apayer/apaier.

Verb

apay (third-person singular simple present apayis, present participle apaying/apayand, simple past appayit/apayed, past participle appayit/apayed) (Middle Scots, transitive)

  1. To please, satisfy
    • 1550, Rolland, J. Ct. Venus, Ane Treatise callit The Court of Venus‎:
      Dame Venus, … but dreid, Was weill appayit
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation
Middle Scots conjugation of apay
infinitive (to) apay
indicative present preterite
1st person singular apay apayit
2nd person singular apayis apayit
3rd person singular apayis apayit
¹ plural apay apayit
imperative present —
singular apay (þow)!
¹ plural apay (ȝe)!
participle present past
apayand apayit
Note: When not immediately preceded or followed by a pronoun, a verb in the present tense takes the -is inflection, in any person and number. See Northern Subject Rule.

¹ Commonly used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Further reading
  • “apay” in Scots Dictionary
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