From Piedmontese apia ( “ axe ” ) , cognate with French hache , Picard happe , ultimately from Frankish *happjā ( “ axe, hatchet ” ) . Attested in the laws of Asti , Piedmont.
apia f (genitive apiae ) ; first declension
( Medieval Latin ) A kind of weapon , forbidden during gladiatorial contests .
First-declension noun.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
apia
nominative / accusative / vocative plural of apium
apia
no
apia
not
-apia (infinitive kuapia )
Applicative form of -apa
Conjugation of -apia
Positive present
-na apia
Subjunctive
-apie
Negative
-apii
Imperative singular
apia
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
huapia
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li apia
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku apia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na apia)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni naapia/na apia
tu naapia
2nd person
u naapia
m naapia
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a naapia
wa naapia
other classes
positive subject concord + -na apia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -apii )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si apii
hatu apii
2nd person
hu apii
hamw apii
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha apii
hawa apii
other classes
negative subject concord + -apii
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta apia
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta apia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -apie )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni apie
tu apie
2nd person
u apie
mw apie
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a apie
wa apie
other classes
positive subject concord + -apie
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si apie
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge apia
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe apia
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali apia
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali apia
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me apia
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha apia
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja apia
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki apia
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo apia
Consecutive
kaapia / positive subject concord + -ka apia
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka apie
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
apia
roe ( eggs of fish )