English

Noun

apocope ‎(plural apocopes)

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

Translations

Related terms

• apocopate
• apocopation
• apocopic

Coordinate terms

• aphaeresis (omission of a sound to the beginning of a word)
• paragoge (addition of a sound to the end of a word)
• syncope (omission of a sound from the middle of a word)

French

Verb

apocope

1. first-person singular present indicative of apocoper
2. third-person singular present indicative of apocoper
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of apocoper
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of apocoper
5. second-person singular imperative of apocoper

Italian

Etymology

Ancient Greek apo- +‎

Noun

apocope f ‎(plural apocopi)

1. apocope
2. amputation

Related terms

• apocopare

Spanish

Verb

apocope

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of apocopar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of apocopar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of apocopar.