αποστροφή

See also: ἀποστροφή

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ, “turning away from”) from verb ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “turn away”) & semantic loan from French aversion. The sense for rhetoric, since Hellenistic period.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.po.stɾoˈfi/
  • Hyphenation: α‧πο‧στρο‧φή

Noun

αποστροφή • (apostrofí) f (plural αποστροφές)

  1. aversion, disgust, repugnance
  2. (rhetoric) apostrophe

Declension

Declension of αποστροφή
singular plural
nominative αποστροφή (apostrofí) αποστροφές (apostrofés)
genitive αποστροφής (apostrofís) αποστροφών (apostrofón)
accusative αποστροφή (apostrofí) αποστροφές (apostrofés)
vocative αποστροφή (apostrofí) αποστροφές (apostrofés)

Synonyms

(disugst):

  • αποστρέφω (apostréfo, “to show distaste, to turn away”)
  • αποστροφή f (apostrofí, “distaste”)
  • απόστροφος f (apóstrofos, “apostrophe”) (typographic character)

References

  1. ^ αποστροφή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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