apóstrofe

See also: apostrofe

Asturian

Noun

apóstrofe f (plural apóstrofes)

1. apostrophe (sudden piece of dialogue)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tɾo.fi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tɾo.fi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔʃ.tɾo.fi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tɾo.fe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpɔʃ.tɾu.fɨ/

• Hyphenation: a‧pós‧tro‧fe

Noun

apóstrofe f (plural apóstrofes)

1. (rhetoric) apostrophe (sudden piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something)

   Camões inicia um de seus poemas com "Ó mar salgado", um famoso exemplo de apóstrofe.

   Camões starts one of his poems with "O salty sea", a famous example of apostrophe.

Related terms

• apóstrofo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apostrŏphe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpostɾofe/ [aˈpos.t̪ɾo.fe]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ostɾofe
• Syllabification: a‧pós‧tro‧fe

Noun

apóstrofe m (plural apóstrofes)

1. (rhetoric) apostrophe

Derived terms

• apostrofar

 

Related terms

• apóstrofo

 

Further reading

• “apóstrofe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• apóstrofe | Diccionario de americanismos | ASALE