Dictionary

apocopate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /əˈpɒkəpət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

From Latin apocopātus (“cut off”), from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable

Synonyms

apocopated (shortened by apocope) · apocopic (shortened by apocope) · shortened (shortened by apocope) · abbreviated (shortened by apocope) · clipped (shortened by apocope)

Translations (8)

fr apocopé (shortened by apocope) · de apokopiert (shortened by apocope) · es apocopado (shortened by apocope) · pt apocopado (shortened by apocope) · pl z apokopą (shortened by apocope) · la apocopatus (shortened by apocope) · ko 아포코페이트 (shortened by apocope) · it apocopato (shortened by apocope)

apocopate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈpɒkəpət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

From Latin apocopātus (“cut off”), from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A verb form of the prefix conjugation in Semitic which bears no final vowel and is considered the original perfective, but often called jussive mood.

apocopate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /əˈpɒkəpət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

From Latin apocopātus (“cut off”), from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

Meanings

1. To shorten using apocope; to remove the final sound or syllable.
   • The particles which apocopate the final vowel of the aorist are of two kinds: I. Those which apocopate the final vowel of one verb only. II. Those which apocopate the final vowel of two verbs. 1904, Robert Sterling, A Grammar of the Arabic Language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co, →OCLC, page 229:
2. (intransitive) To undergo apocope.
   • "Ciento" apocopates to "cien" before nouns or numbers larger than itself. 1999, Gene Hammitt, Ricardo Gutiérrez Mouat, William Stivers, The Best Test Preparation for the SAT II, Subject Test: Spanish, Piscataway, NJ: Research & Education Association, →ISBN, page R-195:

Forms

Relateds

apocopation · apocopic · apocope

Translations (7)

pt apocopar (shorten using apocope) · sv apokopera (shorten using apocope) · es apocopar (shorten using apocope) · pl używać apokopy (shorten using apocope) · fr apocoper (shorten using apocope) · it apocopare (shorten using apocope) · pl użyć apokopy (shorten using apocope)