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apus

Pronunciation: /aˈpus/

“apus” is a Romanian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. set
  2. bygone, dead, vanished

noun

  1. west
  2. sunset
  3. decline

In Romanian

  1. trecere a unui astru sub orizont; priveliște oferită de soare când apune.
  2. unul dintre cele patru puncte cardinale, opus răsăritului; (p. ext.) loc pe orizont, regiune, țară situată spre acest punct cardinal.
  3. timp al zilei când apune soarele.
  4. (fig.) declin, decădere, dispariție.
  5. dispărut pentru totdeauna.

Etymology

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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