apostrofo

See also: apóstrofo and apostrofò

Catalan

Verb

apostrofo

1. first-person singular present indicative of apostrofar

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aposˈtrofo/

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• Hyphenation: a‧pos‧tro‧fo

Noun

apostrofo (accusative singular apostrofon, plural apostrofoj, accusative plural apostrofojn)

1. (grammar) apostrophe

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpɔ.stro.fo/
• Rhymes: -ɔstrofo
• Hyphenation: a‧pò‧stro‧fo

Etymology 1

From Late Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, literally “turned backwards”), from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, literally “I turn away”).

Noun

apostrofo m (plural apostrofi)

1. (orthography) apostrophe
   • 1744, Jacopo Angelo Nelli, “Che cosa siano le Lettere, quante, e quali [What letters are, which ones, and how many]”, in Grammatica italiana: per uso de' giovanetti [Italian Grammar: for use by young people]‎^[1], Torino: Stamperia Reale, page 2:

     L’I, quando è Consonante, […] conoscesi dal non potersi segnare coll’apostrofo la parola, che le sta avanti

     When it is a consonant, the I is recognized by the inability of marking the word that follows with the apostrophe

     (literally, “The I, when it is a consonant, is known by the not being able to mark with the apostrophe the word that is after it”)

Derived terms

• apostrofare

Related terms

• apostrofe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

apostrofo

1. first-person singular present indicative of apostrofare

Portuguese

Verb

apostrofo

1. first-person singular present indicative of apostrofar

Spanish

Verb

apostrofo

1. first-person singular present indicative of apostrofar