apostrofar

From apòstrof +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.pus.tɾuˈfa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.pos.tɾoˈfa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.pos.tɾoˈfaɾ]
• Homophone: apostrofà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

apostrofar (first-person singular present apostrofo, first-person singular preterite apostrofí, past participle apostrofat); root stress: (Central, Balearic) /ɔ/; (Valencia) /o/

1. (transitive) to apostrophize

• “apostrofar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “apostrofar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “apostrofar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “apostrofar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

apostrofar m

1. indefinite plural of apostrof

• Hyphenation: a‧pos‧tro‧far

apostrofar (first-person singular present apostrofo, first-person singular preterite apostrofei, past participle apostrofado)

1. (orthography) to apostrophize (use the apostrophe in writing)
2. (rhetoric) to apostrophize (use an apostrophe in speech)

From apóstrofe +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /apostɾoˈfaɾ/ [a.pos.t̪ɾoˈfaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧pos‧tro‧far

apostrofar (first-person singular present apostrofo, first-person singular preterite apostrofé, past participle apostrofado)

1. (transitive) to apostrophize

• “apostrofar”, 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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Italian apostrofare.

apostrofar

1. (transitive) to apostrophize
2. (transitive) to reproach, rebuke, reprimand
3. (transitive) to address

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.