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apus.

set

4 characters2 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

adj/aˈpus/
  1. set

    masculine · neuter
  2. bygone, dead, vanished

    masculine · neuter
Where this word comes from

From the past participle of the verb apune (“to fade, set”), from Latin apponere. Was the traditional word for "west", but today vest is used as the standard term. Compare also the descendants of Latin ponens in the Western Romance languages, which developed the meaning of "west".

noun/aˈpus/
  1. west

    neuter · poetic
  2. sunset

    neuter
  3. decline

    figuratively · neuter
Where this word comes from

From the past participle of the verb apune (“to fade, set”), from Latin apponere. Was the traditional word for "west", but today vest is used as the standard term. Compare also the descendants of Latin ponens in the Western Romance languages, which developed the meaning of "west".

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