apostrophe en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /əˈpɑs.tɹə.fi/ (US)
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- /əˈpɒs.tɹə.fi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From French apostrophe, or Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”), a noun use of an adjective from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “to turn away”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn”).
Meanings
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The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
Since its inception the apostrophe has been a controversial piece of punctuation.
2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 30:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| apostrophy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| apostrophes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| apostrophë | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
straight apostrophe · printer's apostrophe · greengrocer's apostrophe · vertical apostrophe · apostrophectomy · typewriter apostrophe · greengrocers' apostrophe · typographical apostrophe · rogue apostrophe · idiot's apostrophe · typographic apostrophe · apostrophise · apostropheless · apologetic apostrophe · apostrophed · curly apostrophe
Relateds
bracket · stroke · period · question mark · quotation marks · curly brackets · full stop · space · square bracket · hyphen · ellipsis · interrobang · Canada) · dash · interpunct · exclamation mark · brace · colon · guillemet · bracket · quotation marks · slash · semicolon · fraction slash · parentheses (US · comma
Translations (104)
de Hochkomma (the character ’) · ga apastróf (the character ’) · pt apóstrofo (the character ’) · tr kesme işareti (the character ’) · sw apostrofi (the character ’) · es apóstrofe (the character ’) · hu hiányjel (the character ’) · th อะพอสทรอฟี (the character ’) · sh àpostrof (the character ’) · pl apostrof (the character ’) · lb Apostroph (the character ’) · az apostrof (the character ’) · id tanda penyingkat (the character ’) · el απόστροφος (the character ’) · is úrfellingarmerki (the character ’) · bn ঊর্ধকমা (the character ’) · cy sillgoll (the character ’) · cmn 隔音符號 /隔音符号 (the character ’) · lt apostrofas (the character ’) · ml വിശ്ലേഷം (the character ’) · ja アポストロフィー (the character ’) · gl apóstrofo (the character ’) · si උඩු කොමා (the character ’) · cmn 省略符號 /省略符号 (the character ’) · ast apóstrofu (the character ’) · da apostrof (the character ’) · srn kotimarki (the character ’) · arz أپوستروف (the character ’) · sk apostrof (the character ’) · ilo tuldek (the character ’) · vi dấu lược (the character ’) · ug ىسقارتىش بەلگىسى (the character ’) · de Apostroph (the character ’) · mi pakini (the character ’) · mk апостроф (the character ’) · cmn 省字符 (the character ’) · gd asgair (the character ’) · hi एपोस्ट्रोफ़ी (the character ’) · ru апостро́ф (the character ’) · fr apostrophe (the character ’) · it apostrofo (the character ’) · ja アポストロフ (the character ’) · hi अपोस्ट्रॉफ़ी (the character ’) · sw ritifaa (the character ’) · nl weglatingsteken (the character ’) · eo apostrofo (the character ’) · tg апостроф (the character ’) · tt апостроф (the character ’) · sl apostrof (the character ’) · sh izòstavnik (the character ’) · sl opuščaj (the character ’) · ka აპოსტროფი (the character ’) · ia apostropho (the character ’) · tl kudlit (the character ’) · hu aposztróf (the character ’) · sq apostrof (the character ’) · he אַפּוֹסְטְרוֹף (the character ’) · cmn 撇號 /撇号 (the character ’) · lv apostrofs (the character ’) · tk apostrof (the character ’) · yi אַפּאָסטראָף (the character ’) · fa-ira آپوسْتْروف (the character ’) · gv apostrophee (the character ’) · gd ascair (the character ’) · ms tanda penyingkat (the character ’) · hy ապաթարց (the character ’) · ky апостроф (the character ’) · kw kollverkys (the character ’) · kk апостроф (the character ’) · be апо́страф (the character ’) · ca apòstrof (the character ’) · io apostrofo (the character ’) · ur اَپاسْٹْرافی (the character ’) · sh а̀построф (the character ’) · sh изо̀ставник (the character ’) · kw kollverk (the character ’) · uk апостро́ф (the character ’) · ro apostrof (the character ’) · grc ἀπόστροφος (the character ’) · ar فَاصِلَة عُلْيَا (the character ’) · cs apostrof (the character ’) · fa-ira آپاسْتْروف (the character ’) · es apóstrofo (the character ’) · uk апо́строф (the character ’) · ko 아포스트로피 (the character ’) · nl apostrof (the character ’) · ga uaschamóg (the character ’) · cy collnod (the character ’) · hy ապոստրոֆ (the character ’) · ny nkhodolero (the character ’) · sv apostrof (the character ’) · ru апо́строф (the character ’) · cmn 頓呼 /顿呼 (the character ’) · et ülakoma (the character ’) · ja 省略符号 (the character ’) · fi apostrofi (the character ’) · la apostrophus (the character ’) · nb apostrof (the character ’) · bg апостро́ф (the character ’) · fi heittomerkki (the character ’) · ug ئاجرىتىش بەلگىسى (the character ’) · nn apostrof (the character ’) · uz apostrof (the character ’) · mn апостроф (the character ’)