apostrophe

Significat (Anglès)

The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

Conceptes

apòstrof

apòstrofe

Sinònims

abbreviation

abhorrence

abomination

averseness

aversion

detestation

distaste

ellipsis

repugnance

repulsion

Traduccions

apostrophe

Apostroph

apostrofo

apóstrofo

apóstrofo

apostrof

apóstrofe

afkappingsteken

απόστροφος

weglatingsteken

Hochkomma

Auslassungszeichen

apóstrofe

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From French apostrophe, or Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”), a noun use of an adjective from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “I turn away”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).