apocopate

English edit

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apocope

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Etymology edit

From Latin apocopātus (“cut off”), from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

Adjective edit

apocopate (not comparable)

Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable

Synonyms edit

(shortened by apocope): apocopic, clipped, shortened, abbreviated

Translations edit

shortened by apocope

French: apocopé (fr)
German: apokopiert
Italian: apocopato (it)
Latin: apocopatus
Portuguese: apocopado (pt)
Spanish: apocopado (es)

Verb edit

apocopate (third-person singular simple present apocopates, present participle apocopating, simple past and past participle apocopated)

(linguistics) To shorten using apocope; to remove the final sound or syllable.
- 1904, Robert Sterling, A Grammar of the Arabic Language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co, →OCLC, page 229:
  The particles which apocopate the final vowel of the aorist are of two kinds: I. Those which apocopate the final vowel of one verb only. II. Those which apocopate the final vowel of two verbs.
(linguistics, intransitive) To undergo apocope.
- 1999, Gene Hammitt, Ricardo Gutiérrez Mouat, William Stivers, The Best Test Preparation for the SAT II, Subject Test: Spanish, Piscataway, NJ: Research & Education Association, →ISBN, page R-195:
  "Ciento" apocopates to "cien" before nouns or numbers larger than itself.