LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

apūs

apūs m (genitive apodis)
Classical[ˈa.puːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.pus]

Meaning

  1. A martlet, swallow; a kind of bird believed to have no feet.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapūsapodēs
genitiveapodisapodum
dativeapodīapodibus
accusativeapodemapodēs
ablativeapodeapodibus
vocativeapūsapodēs

ăpūs, pŏdis, m., = ἄπους (footless),
I. a kind of swallow, said to have no feet, the black martin: Hirundo apus, Linn.; Plin. 10, 39, 55, § 144.
Apus,
I. name of a town and river in Dacia, now Salavicza, Tab. Peut.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓-(ă-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  6. Latinapūs

Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous)bor. Latin apūs Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous, “footless”).

Quick answers

What does apūs mean in Latin?
apūs, a noun, means “A martlet, swallow; a kind of bird believed to have no feet.”.
What is the genitive of apūs?
The genitive singular is apodis. apūs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce apūs?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.puːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.pus].
Where does apūs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *n̥- → Proto-Hellenic *ə- → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) → Proto-Indo-European *ped- → Latin apūs.