Apokope

See also: apokope

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin apocope, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apoˈkoːpə/, (seldom) /aˈpoːkoˌpeː/
  • Duden prescribes the second form after the Latin pronunciation. In practice, the word is usually stressed on -ko-, as are (even according to Duden) Prokope and Synkope.
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Apo‧ko‧pe

Noun

Apokope f (genitive Apokope, plural Apokopen)

  1. (prosody) apocope (loss of a final vowel)
    Coordinate terms: Prokope, Synkope

Declension

Declension of Apokope [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Apokope die Apokopen
genitive einer der Apokope der Apokopen
dative einer der Apokope den Apokopen
accusative eine die Apokope die Apokopen

Derived terms

  • apokopieren

Further reading

  • “Apokope” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Apokope” in Duden online
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.