apostrope
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish apóstrofe, from Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈpostɾope/, [ʔɐˈpos.tɾo.pɛ]
- Rhymes: -ostɾope
- Syllabification: a‧pos‧tro‧pe
Noun edit
apóstropé (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜒ)
- (grammar) apostrophe
- Synonym: kudlit
- (rhetoric) apostrophe (sudden piece of dialogue)
- Synonym: panawagan
Further reading edit
- “apostrope”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018