apocope
Syllables: a·po·co·pe/əˈpɒ.kə.pi//əˈpɑ.kə.pi/
apocope noun: the loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
Noun
apocope (countable and uncountable, plural apocopes)
apocope meaning in Tamil and Bengali
apocope in Tamil
- அங்க வெட்டு, துண்டித்தல், கடைக்குறை, சொல்லின் இறுதி எழுத்தை நீக்கிவிடல்
apocope in Bengali
- শব্দের শেষাংশ বাদ দেওয়া
Antonyms of apocope
Forms of apocope
| plural | apocopes |
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Origin of apocope
Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocopē, derived from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).
Questions about apocope
- What does apocope mean?
- Apocope means the loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
- What is apocope in Tamil?
- Apocope in Tamil is அங்க வெட்டு, துண்டித்தல், கடைக்குறை. See Apocope meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is apocope?
- Apocope is a noun.
- How do you pronounce apocope?
- Apocope is pronounced /əˈpɒ.kə.pi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of apocope?
- The plural of apocope is apocopes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: apocope (page history and authors); apocope (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apocope (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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