apostrof

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See also: apòstrof

Albanian

Noun

apostrof m (plural apostrofe, definite apostrofi, definite plural apostrofet)

  1. apostrophe (the character ’)

Declension

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic апостроф
Abjad آپوستروف

Etymology

From Russian апостроф (apostrof), from French apostrophe, from Latin apostrophus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, accent of elision).

Pronunciation

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Noun

apostrof (definite accusative apostrofu, plural apostroflar)

  1. (orthography) apostrophe (the character )

Declension

    Declension of apostrof
singular plural
nominative apostrof
apostroflar
definite accusative apostrofu
apostrofları
dative apostrofa
apostroflara
locative apostrofda
apostroflarda
ablative apostrofdan
apostroflardan
definite genitive apostrofun
apostrofların
    Possessive forms of apostrof
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) apostrofum apostroflarım
sənin (your) apostrofun apostrofların
onun (his/her/its) apostrofu apostrofları
bizim (our) apostrofumuz apostroflarımız
sizin (your) apostrofunuz apostroflarınız
onların (their) apostrofu or apostrofları apostrofları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) apostrofumu apostroflarımı
sənin (your) apostrofunu apostroflarını
onun (his/her/its) apostrofunu apostroflarını
bizim (our) apostrofumuzu apostroflarımızı
sizin (your) apostrofunuzu apostroflarınızı
onların (their) apostrofunu or apostroflarını apostroflarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) apostrofuma apostroflarıma
sənin (your) apostrofuna apostroflarına
onun (his/her/its) apostrofuna apostroflarına
bizim (our) apostrofumuza apostroflarımıza
sizin (your) apostrofunuza apostroflarınıza
onların (their) apostrofuna or apostroflarına apostroflarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) apostrofumda apostroflarımda
sənin (your) apostrofunda apostroflarında
onun (his/her/its) apostrofunda apostroflarında
bizim (our) apostrofumuzda apostroflarımızda
sizin (your) apostrofunuzda apostroflarınızda
onların (their) apostrofunda or apostroflarında apostroflarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) apostrofumdan apostroflarımdan
sənin (your) apostrofundan apostroflarından
onun (his/her/its) apostrofundan apostroflarından
bizim (our) apostrofumuzdan apostroflarımızdan
sizin (your) apostrofunuzdan apostroflarınızdan
onların (their) apostrofundan or apostroflarından apostroflarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) apostrofumun apostroflarımın
sənin (your) apostrofunun apostroflarının
onun (his/her/its) apostrofunun apostroflarının
bizim (our) apostrofumuzun apostroflarımızın
sizin (your) apostrofunuzun apostroflarınızın
onların (their) apostrofunun or apostroflarının apostroflarının

Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

apostrof m inan

  1. apostrophe (the character )
    Synonym: odsuvník

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, accent of elision).

Pronunciation

Noun

apostrof c (singular definite apostroffen, plural indefinite apostroffer)

  1. apostrophe (the character ’)

Inflection

See also

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French apostrophe, from Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaː.poːˈstrɔf/, /ˌaː.pɔˈstrɔf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: apo‧strof
  • Rhymes: -ɔf

Noun

apostrof f or m (plural apostrofs or apostroffen, diminutive apostrofje n)

  1. apostrophe
    Synonym: weglatingsteken

Descendants

  • Indonesian: apostrof
  • Papiamentu: apostròf

Indonesian

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Wikipedia id

Etymology

From Dutch apostrof, from Middle French apostrophe, from Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: apos‧trof

Noun

apostrof (first-person possessive apostrofku, second-person possessive apostrofmu, third-person possessive apostrofnya)

  1. apostrophe

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).

Noun

apostrof m (definite singular apostrofen, indefinite plural apostrofer, definite plural apostrofene)

  1. an apostrophe

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).

Noun

apostrof m (definite singular apostrofen, indefinite plural apostrofar, definite plural apostrofane)

  1. an apostrophe

References

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos). Doublet of apostrofa.

Pronunciation

Noun

apostrof m inan

  1. (orthography) apostrophe (the text character )

Declension

adjective
adverb
noun
verb

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French apostrophe, from Latin apostrophus.

Noun

apostrof n (plural apostrofuri)

  1. apostrophe (the character )

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎpostrof/
  • Hyphenation: a‧po‧strof

Noun

àpostrof m (Cyrillic spelling а̀построф)

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

Declension

See also

Slovene

Pronunciation

Noun

apostrọ̑f m inan

  1. apostrophe (the character )
    Synonym: opuščáj

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. apostróf
gen. sing. apostrófa
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
apostróf apostrófa apostrófi
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
apostrófa apostrófov apostrófov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
apostrófu apostrófoma apostrófom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
apostróf apostrófa apostrófe
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
apostrófu apostrófih apostrófih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
apostrófom apostrófoma apostrófi

Turkish

Etymology

From French apostrophe, from Latin apostrophus.

Pronunciation

Noun

apostrof (definite accusative apostrofu, plural apostroflar)

  1. (orthography) apostrophe
    Synonym: kesme işareti

Declension

Inflection
Nominative apostrof
Definite accusative apostrofu
Singular Plural
Nominative apostrof apostroflar
Definite accusative apostrofu apostrofları
Dative apostrofa apostroflara
Locative apostrofta apostroflarda
Ablative apostroftan apostroflardan
Genitive apostrofun apostrofların