apostrofe

See also: apóstrofe

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ, literally “a turning away”), from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, literally “I turn away”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈpɔs.tro.fe/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔstrofe
  • Hyphenation: a‧pò‧stro‧fe

Noun

apostrofe f (plural apostrofi)

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

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ apostrofe in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Portuguese

Verb

apostrofe

  1. inflection of apostrofar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

apostrofe

  1. inflection of apostrofar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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