αποστροφή
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See also: ἀποστροφή
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ, “turning away from”) from verb ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “turn away”) & semantic loan from French aversion. The sense for rhetoric, since Hellenistic period.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]αποστροφή • (apostrofí) f (plural αποστροφές)
Declension
[edit]Declension of αποστροφή
singular | plural | |
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nominative | αποστροφή • | αποστροφές • |
genitive | αποστροφής • | αποστροφών • |
accusative | αποστροφή • | αποστροφές • |
vocative | αποστροφή • | αποστροφές • |
Synonyms
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Related terms
[edit]- αποστρέφω (apostréfo, “to show distaste, to turn away”)
- αποστροφή f (apostrofí, “distaste”)
- απόστροφος f (apóstrofos, “apostrophe”) (typographic character)
References
[edit]- ^ αποστροφή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language