apen

See also: åpen and ąpęn-

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːpə(n)/
• Rhymes: -aːpən

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• Hyphenation: a‧pen

Noun

apen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of aap

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Finnish

Noun

apen

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of appi

Anagrams

• Pena, pane

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.pen/

Adverb

apen

1. Alternative form of apene

   Me apen askoltis a la diskuto.

   I hardly listened to the discussion.

Usage notes

See apene.

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English apan; equivalent to ape +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

apen

1. plural of ape

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• apa

Noun

apen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of ape

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• apa

Noun

apen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of ape

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Scots

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑp(ə)n/

Etymology 1

From Middle English open, from Old English open (“open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”), from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“up from under, over”).

Adjective

apen (comparative mair apen, superlative maist apen)

1. open

Etymology 2

From Middle English openen, from Old English openian (“to open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanōną (“to raise; lift; open”), from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”, adjective).

Verb

apen (third-person singular simple present apens, present participle apenin, simple past apent, past participle apent)

1. to open

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Tangam

Etymology

From Proto-Tani *a-pɨr.

Noun

apen

1. root

References

• Mark W. Post (2017) The Tangam Language: Grammar, Lexicon and Texts, →ISBN

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːpən/

Noun

apen

1. plural of aap