апс

Adyghe
FWOTD – 15 January 2014

Etymology

From Armenian ափսե (apʿse), from Old Armenian ափսէ (apʿsē), from Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “any curved form; wheel; disc”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [aːps]

Noun

апс • (āps)

  1. dish, plate, saucer

Declension
declension of апс
case singular plural
indefinite апсэ (āpsă) апсэхэ (āpsăxă)
nominative апсэр (āpsăr) апсэхэр (āpsăxăr)
ergative апсэм (āpsăm) апсэхэмэ (āpsăxămă)
instrumental апсэ(м)кӏэ (āpsă(m)č̣̍ă) апсэхэ(м)кӏэ (āpsăxă(m)č̣̍ă)
invertive апсыу (āpsəw) апсэхыу (āpsăxəw)

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ափսէ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Macedonian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish (Turkish hapis).

Noun

апс • (aps) m (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, archaic) jail
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