Apis

See also: APIs and apis

Translingual

Apis mellifera

Etymology

From Latin apis.

Proper noun

Apis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae honey bees.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄπις (Ápis), named after the deity Apis, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ (hape), from Egyptian ḥp.

Proper noun

Apis f sg (genitive Apis); third declension

  1. A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Apis
Genitive Apis
Dative Apī
Accusative Apem
Ablative Ape
Vocative Apis
Locative Apī
Ape

References

  • Apis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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