апостроф

Azerbaijani

Noun

апостроф (definite accusative апострофу, plural апострофлар)

  1. Cyrillic spelling of apostrof

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpoˈstrɔf]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔf

Noun

апостро́ф • (apostróf) m

  1. apostrophe (the character ’)

Declension

Derived terms

  • апострофирам (apostrofiram)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈapɔstrɔf]
  • (file)

Noun

апостроф • (apostrof) m

  1. apostrophe

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French apostrophe, which in turn is borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐpɐˈstrof]
  • (see usage notes): IPA(key): [ɐˈpostrəf]
    • (file)

Noun

апо́строф or апостро́ф • (apóstrof or apostróf) m inan (genitive апо́строфа or апостро́фа, nominative plural апо́строфы or апостро́фы, genitive plural апо́строфов or апостро́фов)

  1. (orthography) apostrophe (the character ’)

Usage notes

Most dictionaries prescribe the pronunciation with third-syllable stress (which resembles its French origin), but the pronunciation with second-syllable stress (resembling Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος and possibly by analogy with other words like апостол) is more common.

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: apostrof

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ǎpostrof/
  • Hyphenation: а‧по‧строф

Noun

а̀построф m (Latin spelling àpostrof)

  1. apostrophe (the character ’)
    Synonym: (Croatian, neologism) изо̀ставник

Declension

See also

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • апо́строф: IPA(key): [ɐˈpɔstrɔf]
  • апостро́ф: IPA(key): [ɐpɔˈstrɔf]
  • (file)

Noun

апо́строф or апостро́ф • (apóstrof or apostróf) m inan (genitive апо́строфа or апостро́фа, nominative plural апо́строфи or апостро́фи, genitive plural апо́строфів or апостро́фів)

  1. apostrophe (the character ’)

Declension

References

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