apostrofs
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See also: apòstrofs
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
apostrofs c
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
apostrofs
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin apostrophus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”), a nominal use of an adjective derived from the verb ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “I turn away”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
apostrofs m (1st declension)
- (orthography) apostrophe (the ’ character, used in some languages as a punctuation mark and as a diacritical mark in others)
- lietot apostrofu ― to use an apostrophe
- likt apostrofu vārdu beigās ― to put an apostrophe at the ends of words
Declension[edit]
Declension of apostrofs (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | apostrofs | apostrofi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | apostrofu | apostrofus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | apostrofa | apostrofu |
| dative (datīvs) | apostrofam | apostrofiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | apostrofu | apostrofiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | apostrofā | apostrofos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | apostrof | apostrofi |
See also[edit]
Punctuation marks (pieturzīmes):
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