apocope
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin apocopē, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
apocope (plural apocopes)
- (phonetics, prosody, narrow sense) The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
- (loosely) The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.
- Antonym: procope
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word
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Further readingEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ).
NounEdit
apocope f (plural apocopes)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
apocope
- inflection of apocoper:
Further readingEdit
- “apocope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
apocope f (plural apocopi)
Related termsEdit
SpanishEdit
VerbEdit
apocope
- inflection of apocopar: