apóstrofe

From Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ).

apóstrofe f (plural apóstrofes)

1. apostrophe (sudden piece of dialogue)

From Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ).

• Hyphenation: a‧pós‧tro‧fe

apóstrofe f (plural apóstrofes)

1. (rhetoric) apostrophe (sudden piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something)

   Camões inicia um de seus poemas com "Ó mar salgado", um famoso exemplo de apóstrofe.

   Camões starts one of his poems with "O salty sea", a famous example of apostrophe.

• apóstrofo

Borrowed from Late Latin apostrŏphe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ).

• IPA^(key): /aˈpostɾofe/ [aˈpos.t̪ɾo.fe]

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• Rhymes: -ostɾofe
• Syllabification: a‧pós‧tro‧fe

apóstrofe m (plural apóstrofes)

1. (rhetoric) apostrophe

• “apóstrofe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• apóstrofe | Diccionario de americanismos | ASALE