ἀποστροφή

See also: αποστροφή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.pos.tro.pʰɛ̌ː/ → /a.pos.troˈɸi/ → /a.pos.troˈfi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.pos.tro.pʰɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.pos.troˈpʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.pos.troˈɸi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.pos.troˈfi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.pos.troˈfi/

Noun

ᾰ̓ποστροφή • (apostrophḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓ποστροφῆς); first declension

1. escape, refuge, excuse

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓ποστροφή; τῆς ᾰ̓ποστροφῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓ποστροφή hē apostrophḗ	τὼ ᾰ̓ποστροφᾱ́ tṑ apostrophā́	αἱ ᾰ̓ποστροφαί hai apostrophaí
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓ποστροφῆς tês apostrophês	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστροφαῖν toîn apostrophaîn	τῶν ᾰ̓ποστροφῶν tôn apostrophôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓ποστροφῇ têi apostrophêi	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστροφαῖν toîn apostrophaîn	ταῖς ᾰ̓ποστροφαῖς taîs apostrophaîs
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓ποστροφήν tḕn apostrophḗn	τὼ ᾰ̓ποστροφᾱ́ tṑ apostrophā́	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ποστροφᾱ́ς tā̀s apostrophā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓ποστροφή apostrophḗ	ᾰ̓ποστροφᾱ́ apostrophā́	ᾰ̓ποστροφαί apostrophaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → French: apostrophe
• Greek: αποστροφή (apostrofí)

Further reading

• “ἀποστροφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀποστροφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀποστροφή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀποστροφή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • alternative idem, page 26.
  • asylum idem, page 48.
  • avenue idem, page 55.
  • escape idem, page 282.
  • excuse idem, page 290.
  • harbour idem, page 385.
  • loop-hole idem, page 499.
  • refuge idem, page 685.
  • resource idem, page 703.
  • sanctuary idem, page 733.
  • shelter idem, page 764.