Apis
See also: APIs and apis
Translingual
Apis mellifera
Etymology
From Latin apis.
Proper noun
Apis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – the honey bees.
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 andreniformis, Apis cerana, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, Apis koschevnikovi, Apis mellifera, Apis nigrocincta - species
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄπις (Ápis), named after the deity Apis, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ (ḥapə), from Egyptian ḥjpw.
Noun
Apis f (genitive Apis); third declension
- A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Apis |
| Genitive | Apis |
| Dative | Apī |
| Accusative | Apem |
| Ablative | Ape |
| Vocative | Apis |
References
- Apis in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly