Apis
Translingual
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita – suborder; Apoidea – superfamily; Apidae – family; Apinae - subfamily; Apini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Apis mellifera - type species; Apis andreniformis, Apis cerana, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, Apis koschevnikovi, Apis nigrocincta - other species
References
- Apis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Apis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Apis (insect) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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
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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