apostrofa

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Catalan

Verb

apostrofa

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

Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

apostrofa f

  1. (rhetoric) apostrophe

Declension

Further reading

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

Italian

Verb

apostrofa

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

Latvian

Noun

apostrofa m

  1. genitive singular of apostrofs

Lithuanian

Etymology

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

Noun

apostrofà f (plural apostròfos) stress pattern 2

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

Declension

Further reading

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ). Doublet of apostrof.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

apostrofa f

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

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adverb
verb
noun

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Verb

apostrofa

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French apostropher.

Verb

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

  1. to apostrophize

Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

apòstrofa f (Cyrillic spelling апо̀строфа)

  1. (rhetoric) apostrophe

Declension

See also

Spanish

Verb

apostrofa

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