apostrofs
See also: apòstrofs
Danish
Noun
apostrofs c
- indefinite genitive singular of apostrof
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
apostrofs
- Plural form of apostrof
Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin apostrophus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”), a nominal use of an adjective derived from the verb ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “I turn away”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [apostɾoːfs]
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Noun
apostrofs m (1st declension)
- (orthography) apostrophe (the ’ character, used in some languages as a punctuation mark and as a diacritical mark in others)
- lietot apostrofu ― to use an apostrophe
- likt apostrofu vārdu beigās ― to put an apostrophe at the ends of words
Declension
Declension of apostrofs (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | apostrofs | apostrofi |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | apostrofu | apostrofus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | apostrofa | apostrofu |
dative (datīvs) | apostrofam | apostrofiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | apostrofu | apostrofiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | apostrofā | apostrofos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | apostrof | apostrofi |
See also
- interpunkcija
- pieturzīme
Punctuation marks(pieturzīmes):
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