English

Noun

aapa ‎(plural aapas)

1. (rare) A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older.
   • 2006, Asha Ranawa, Woman's Triumph, page 46:

     I am close to bhai and his wife Shaffo, whom I call aapa, who herself is a well-read person and a true soul-mate to her husband.

Finnish

Etymology

From a Sami language (compare Northern Sami áhpi ‎(“swamp, high seas”)), from Old Norse haf.

In use since the second half of the 19th century, for instance attested in Elias Lönnrot: Suomalais-ruotsalainen sanakirja (1866-1880).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːpɑ

Noun

aapa

1. A type of open swamp.

Declension

Synonyms

• aapasuo

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. ISBN 978-952-63-1686-4.

Pitjantjatjara

Etymology

From English half.

Noun

aapa

1. part
2. half

References

• "aapa" in Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary, Cliff Goddard, Second Edition, 1992.

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haapa.

Noun

aapa ‎(genitive aavaa, partitive aapaa)

1. aspen

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• "aapa" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat