apostrofa
Catalan
Verb
apostrofa
- inflection of apostrofar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈapostrofa]
- Rhymes: -ofa
Noun
apostrofa f
Declension
Declension of apostrofa (hard feminine)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | apostrofa | apostrofy |
genitive | apostrofy | apostrof |
dative | apostrofě | apostrofám |
accusative | apostrofu | apostrofy |
vocative | apostrofo | apostrofy |
locative | apostrofě | apostrofách |
instrumental | apostrofou | apostrofami |
Further reading
- “apostrofa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “apostrofa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “apostrofa”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995
Italian
Verb
apostrofa
- inflection of apostrofare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Latvian
Noun
apostrofa m
- genitive singular of apostrofs
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ).
Noun
apostrofà f (plural apostròfos) stress pattern 2
- (rhetoric) apostrophe (piece of dialogue addressed to someone absent, or to an inanimate object)
Declension
singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (vardininkas) | apostrofà | apostròfos |
genitive (kilmininkas) | apostròfos | apostròfų |
dative (naudininkas) | apostròfai | apostròfoms |
accusative (galininkas) | apostròfą | apostrofàs |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | apostrofà | apostròfomis |
locative (vietininkas) | apostròfoje | apostròfose |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | apostròfa | apostròfos |
Further reading
- “apostrofa”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
- Apostrophe (figure of speech) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ). Doublet of apostrof.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.pɔsˈtrɔ.fa/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔfa
- Syllabification: a‧pos‧tro‧fa
Noun
apostrofa f
- (rhetoric) apostrophe (sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent)
Declension
Declension of apostrofa
Derived terms
adjective
adverb
verb
- apostrofować impf
Related terms
noun
Further reading
- apostrofa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- apostrofa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Verb
apostrofa
- inflection of apostrofar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French apostropher.
Verb
a apostrofa (third-person singular present apostrofează, past participle apostrofat) 1st conjugation
- to apostrophize
Conjugation
conjugation of apostrofa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive | a apostrofa | ||||||
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gerund | apostrofând | ||||||
past participle | apostrofat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | apostrofez | apostrofezi | apostrofează | apostrofăm | apostrofați | apostrofează | |
imperfect | apostrofam | apostrofai | apostrofa | apostrofam | apostrofați | apostrofau | |
simple perfect | apostrofai | apostrofași | apostrofă | apostrofarăm | apostrofarăți | apostrofară | |
pluperfect | apostrofasem | apostrofaseși | apostrofase | apostrofaserăm | apostrofaserăți | apostrofaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să apostrofez | să apostrofezi | să apostrofeze | să apostrofăm | să apostrofați | să apostrofeze | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | apostrofează | apostrofați | |||||
negative | nu apostrofa | nu apostrofați |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apǒstrofa/
- Hyphenation: a‧po‧stro‧fa
Noun
apòstrofa f (Cyrillic spelling апо̀строфа)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | apostrofa | apostrofe |
genitive | apostrofe | apostrofa |
dative | apostrofi | apostrofama |
accusative | apostrofu | apostrofe |
vocative | apostrofo | apostrofe |
locative | apostrofi | apostrofama |
instrumental | apostrofom | apostrofama |
See also
Spanish
Verb
apostrofa
- inflection of apostrofar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative