apócope
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin apocŏpe, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧pó‧co‧pe
Noun
apócope f (plural apócopes)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin apocŏpe, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).
Pronunciation
Noun
apócope f (plural apócopes)
Related terms
Further reading
- “apócope”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014