апостроф

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Azerbaijani[edit]

Noun[edit]

апостроф (definite accusative апострофу, plural апострофлар)

  1. Cyrillic spelling of apostrof

Bulgarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɐpoˈstrɔf]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔf

Noun[edit]

апостро́ф (apostrófm

  1. apostrophe (the character )

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Macedonian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

апостроф (apostrofm

  1. apostrophe

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French apostrophe, which in turn is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɐpɐˈstrof]
  • (see usage notes): IPA(key): [ɐˈpostrəf]
    • (file)

Noun[edit]

апо́строф or апостро́ф (apóstrof or apostrófm inan (genitive апо́строфа or апостро́фа, nominative plural апо́строфы or апостро́фы, genitive plural апо́строфов or апостро́фов)

  1. (orthography) apostrophe (the character )

Usage notes[edit]

Most dictionaries prescribe the pronunciation with third-syllable stress (which resembles its French origin), but the pronunciation with second-syllable stress (resembling Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος and possibly by analogy with other words like апостол) is more common.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Azerbaijani: apostrof

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ǎpostrof/
  • Hyphenation: а‧по‧строф

Noun[edit]

а̀построф m (Latin spelling àpostrof)

  1. apostrophe (the character )
    Synonym: (Croatian, neologism) изо̀ставник

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Ukrainian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • апо́строф: IPA(key): [ɐˈpɔstrɔf]
  • апостро́ф: IPA(key): [ɐpɔˈstrɔf]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

апо́строф or апостро́ф (apóstrof or apostrófm inan (genitive апо́строфа or апостро́фа, nominative plural апо́строфи or апостро́фи, genitive plural апо́строфів or апостро́фів)

  1. apostrophe (the character )

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