апостроф

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Azerbaijani

Noun

апостроф (definite accusative апострофу, plural апострофлар)

  1. Cyrillic spelling of apostrof

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔf

Noun

апостро́ф (apostrófm

  1. apostrophe (the character )

Declension

Derived terms

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

апостроф (apostrofm

  1. apostrophe

Declension

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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    • Audio; апо́строф (apóstrof):(file)

Noun

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

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.

Declension

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: apostrof

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

а̀построф m (Latin spelling àpostrof)

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

Declension

See also

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

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 )

Declension

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