apóstrofo

See also: apostrofo and apostrofò

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tɾo.fu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tɾo.fu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔʃ.tɾo.fu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈpɔs.tɾo.fo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpɔʃ.tɾu.fu/

• Hyphenation: a‧pós‧tro‧fo

Noun

apóstrofo m (plural apóstrofos)

1. (orthography) apostrophe (the character ’)

   A expressão "d’água" deve ser escrita com apóstrofo.

   The expression "d’água" [of the water] must be written with an apostrophe.

Related terms

• apóstrofe

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin apostrŏphus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpostɾofo/ [aˈpos.t̪ɾo.fo]

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• Rhymes: -ostɾofo
• Syllabification: a‧pós‧tro‧fo

Noun

apóstrofo m (plural apóstrofos)

1. apostrophe (typographic character)

Related terms

• apóstrofe

Further reading

• “apóstrofo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10