Apuani

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Apuānī Ligurēs === Etymology === From Apua, the name of their chief city, probably from Proto-Indo-European *abʰ- (“abrupt, quick”), suffixed form *abʰ(o)-ua, through a language where *-bʰ became p, such as Ancient Ligurian or another Celtic language (compare Ancient Greek ἄφαρ (áphar, “quickly”)). According to Alessio and De Giovanni, from a Mediterranean substrate root *ap-/*apʰ (“sharp”), such as Sicanian. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.puˈaː.niː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.puˈaː.ni] === Proper noun === Apuānī m pl (genitive Apuānōrum); second declension A Ligurian tribe of Italy ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, plural only. === References === “Apuani”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Apuani”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly L'elemento greco nella toponomastica della Sicilia, Volumes 1-2