"apostrophe" meaning in French

See apostrophe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.pɔs.tʁɔf/ Audio: Fr-apostrophe.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-apostrophe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-apostrophe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-apostrophe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-apostrophe.wav Forms: apostrophes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”), a noun use of an adjective from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “to turn away”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|apostrophus}} Latin apostrophus, {{der|fr|grc|ἀπόστροφος|t=accent of elision}} Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} apostrophe f (plural apostrophes)
  1. (orthography) apostrophe Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-apostrophe-fr-noun-O8DUSlJx Categories (other): Orthography Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, publishing, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /a.pɔs.tʁɔf/ Audio: Fr-apostrophe.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-apostrophe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-apostrophe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-apostrophe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-apostrophe.wav Forms: apostrophes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin apostropha, apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ), from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “to turn away”), from ἀπό (apó) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|apostropha}} Borrowed from Latin apostropha, {{der|fr|grc|ἀποστροφή}} Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} apostrophe f (plural apostrophes)
  1. (rhetoric) apostrophe Tags: feminine, rhetoric
    Sense id: en-apostrophe-fr-noun-O8DUSlJx1 Categories (other): Rhetoric
  2. (grammar) A vocative expression Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-apostrophe-fr-noun-8hz2ciqj Categories (other): Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: apostropher
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /a.pɔs.tʁɔf/ Audio: Fr-apostrophe.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-apostrophe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-apostrophe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-apostrophe.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-apostrophe.wav
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} apostrophe
  1. inflection of apostropher:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: apostropher
    Sense id: en-apostrophe-fr-verb-nzdIMs4s Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 6 20 7 3 8 37 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 4 21 4 2 5 46 6 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 30 40 17
  2. inflection of apostropher:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: apostropher
    Sense id: en-apostrophe-fr-verb-bFxGJS0V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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              180
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