apostrofa

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Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

apostrofa

  1. inflection of apostrofar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Czech[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

apostrofa f

  1. (rhetoric) apostrophe

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • apostrofa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • apostrofa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • apostrofa in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Italian[edit]

Verb[edit]

apostrofa

  1. inflection of apostrofare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latvian[edit]

Noun[edit]

apostrofa m

  1. genitive singular of apostrofs

Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

apostrofà f (plural apostròfos) stress pattern 2

  1. (rhetoric) apostrophe (piece of dialogue addressed to someone absent, or to an inanimate object)

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ). Doublet of apostrof.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a.pɔsˈtrɔ.fa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔfa
  • Syllabification: a‧pos‧tro‧fa

Noun[edit]

apostrofa f

  1. (rhetoric) apostrophe (sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective
adverb
verb

Related terms[edit]

noun

Further reading[edit]

  • apostrofa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • apostrofa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

apostrofa

  1. inflection of apostrofar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French apostropher.

Verb[edit]

a apostrofa (third-person singular present apostrofează, past participle apostrofat) 1st conj.

  1. to apostrophize

Conjugation[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /apǒstrofa/
  • Hyphenation: a‧po‧stro‧fa

Noun[edit]

apòstrofa f (Cyrillic spelling апо̀строфа)

  1. (rhetoric) apostrophe

Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

apostrofa

  1. inflection of apostrofar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative