apay

apay

See also: apāy

English

Alternative forms

• appay

Etymology

From Old French apaiier (“to appease”). See Latin pax (“peace”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əˈpeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Verb

apay (third-person singular simple present apays, present participle apaying, simple past and past participle apaid)

1. (archaic) To satisfy, please.
   • 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in The Essayes, […], book II, printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:

     It was a strange conceit, with our owne affliction to goe about to please and appay divine goodnesse.

2. (obsolete) To repay.

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

apay

1. woman, wife

Declension

Declension of apay

nominative	apay
genitive	apaynıñ
dative	apayğa
accusative	apaynı
locative	apayda
ablative	apaydan

Synonyms

• apaqay

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Dupaningan Agta

Pronoun

apay

1. (interrogative) why

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Ilocano

Pronoun

apay

1. (interrogative) why

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Quechua

Verb

apay

1. (transitive) to carry
2. (transitive) to transport
3. (transitive) to surpass
4. (transitive) to lead

Conjugation

    Conjugation of apay

infinitive			apay
agentive			apaq
present participle			apaspa
past participle			apasqa
future participle			apana
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		ñuqa	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	ñuqayku	qamkuna	paykuna
	present	apani	apanki	apan	apanchik	apayku	apankichik	apanku
	past (experienced)	aparqani	aparqanki	aparqan	aparqanchik	aparqaniku	aparqankichik	aparqanku
	past (reported)	apasqani	apasqanki	apasqan	apasqanchik	apasqaniku	apasqankichik	apasqanku
	future	apasaq	apanki	apanqa	apasunchik	apasaqku	apankichik	apanqaku
imperative		—	qam	pay	—	—	qamkuna	paykuna
	affirmative		apay	apachun			apaychik	apachunku
	negative		ama apaychu	ama apachunchu			ama apaychikchu	ama apachunkuchu

See also

• apaysiy
• qhawachiy
• usachiy