apella

See also: apel·la and apel·là

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπέλλα (apélla), which originally meant fold, fence for animals.

    • Hesychius of Alexandria: apellai (ἀπέλλαι), sekoi (σηκοί: folds), ecclesiai (εκκλησίαι: popular assemblies): Nilsson, Vol I, p. 556

Noun

apella (plural apellai)

  1. (Ancient Greece, politics) The popular deliberative assembly in the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, corresponding to the ecclesia in most other Greek states.

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Finnish

Noun

apella

  1. Adessive singular form of appi.

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of apes (bee)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈpel.la/, [aˈpɛl.la]

Noun

apella f (genitive apellae); first declension

  1. small bee

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative apella apellae
Genitive apellae apellārum
Dative apellae apellīs
Accusative apellam apellās
Ablative apellā apellīs
Vocative apella apellae

Derived terms

  • Cebus apella - the tufted capuchin
  • Nilasera apella
  • Racta apella
  • Rifargia apella

References

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