apocope
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocopē, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈpɒ.kə.pi/
- Hyphenation: a‧po‧co‧pe
Noun
apocope (countable and uncountable, plural apocopes)
Related terms
Translations
loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.pɔ.kɔp/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ).
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
apocope
- inflection of apocoper:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “apocope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈpɔ.ko.pe/
- Rhymes: -ɔkope
- Hyphenation: a‧pò‧co‧pe
Related terms
Portuguese
Verb
apocope
- inflection of apocopar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
apocope
- inflection of apocopar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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