"apostrophe" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /aˈpos.tro.pʰeː/ [Classical-Latin], [äˈpɔs̠t̪rɔpʰeː] [Classical-Latin], /aˈpos.tro.fe/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [äˈpɔst̪rofe] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ, literally “a turning away”), from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “I turn away”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|ἀποστροφή|lit=a turning away}} Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ, literally “a turning away”) Head templates: {{la-noun|apostrophē<1>}} apostrophē f (genitive apostrophēs); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|apostrophē<1>}} Forms: apostrophē [canonical, feminine], apostrophēs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], apostrophē [nominative, singular], apostrophae [nominative, plural], apostrophēs [genitive, singular], apostrophārum [genitive, plural], apostrophae [dative, singular], apostrophīs [dative, plural], apostrophēn [accusative, singular], apostrophās [accusative, plural], apostrophē [ablative, singular], apostrophīs [ablative, plural], apostrophē [singular, vocative], apostrophae [plural, vocative]
  1. Alternative form of apostropha Tags: alt-of, alternative, declension-1 Alternative form of: apostropha
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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    },
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpos.tro.fe/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
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      "ipa": "[äˈpɔst̪rofe]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "apostrophē",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "word": "apostropha"
        }
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        "Latin feminine nouns",
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        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin nouns with red links in their inflection tables",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "ipa": "[äˈpɔs̠t̪rɔpʰeː]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈpos.tro.fe/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äˈpɔst̪rofe]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "apostrophe"
}

Download raw JSONL data for apostrophe meaning in Latin (2.8kB)

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