apócope

See also: apocope and apocopé

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apocŏpe, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, cut off).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈpɔkope/ [aˈpɔ.ko.pɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ɔkope
  • Hyphenation: a‧pó‧co‧pe

Noun

apócope f (plural apócopes)

  1. (prosody, phonetics) apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apocŏpe, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, cut off).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈpɔ.ko.pi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈpɔ.ko.pe/

  • Hyphenation: a‧pó‧co‧pe

Noun

apócope f (plural apócopes)

  1. (prosody, phonetics) apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apocŏpe, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, cut off).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈpokope/ [aˈpo.ko.pe]
  • Rhymes: -okope
  • Syllabification: a‧pó‧co‧pe

Noun

apócope f (plural apócopes)

  1. (prosody, phonetics) apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)

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