Azerbaijani

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Noun

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апостроф (definite accusative апострофу, plural апострофлар)

  1. Cyrillic spelling of apostrof

Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐpoˈstrɔf]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔf

Noun

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апостро́ф (apostrófm

  1. apostrophe (the character )

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Macedonian

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Noun

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апостроф (apostrofm

  1. apostrophe

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Russian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐpɐˈstrof]
  • (see usage notes): IPA(key): [ɐˈpostrəf]
    • Audio; апо́строф (apóstrof):(file)

Noun

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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

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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.

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: apostrof

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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а̀построф m (Latin spelling àpostrof)

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

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Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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  • апо́строф: IPA(key): [ɐˈpɔstrɔf]
  • апостро́ф: IPA(key): [ɐpɔˈstrɔf]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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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 )

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