apay

See also: apāy and Apay

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

Abau

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.paj/

Adverb

apay

  1. taboo, forbidden (not permissable)

References

  • SIL International (2020) “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org[1]

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

Middle Scots

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

apay (transitive)

  1. To please, satisfy
    • 1550, Rolland, J. Ct. Venus, Ane Treatise callit The Court of Venus[2]:
      Dame Venus, … but dreid, Was weill appayit
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • apay” in Scots Dictionary

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
apaniku1
apankichik apanku
past
(experienced)
aparqani aparqanki aparqan aparqanchik aparqayku
aparqaniku
aparqankichik aparqanku
past
(reported)
apasqani apasqanki apasqan apasqanchik apasqayku
apasqaniku
apasqankichik apasqanku
future apasaq apanki apanqa apasunchik apasaqku apankichik apanqaku
imperative qam pay ñuqanchik qamkuna paykuna
affirmative apay apachun apasun2
apasunchik
apaychik apachunku
negative ama
apaychu
ama
apachunchu
ama apasunchu
ama apasunchikchu
ama
apaychikchu
ama
apachunkuchu

1 The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
2 The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".

See also