Apokope

See also: apokope

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Apokope

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin apocope, from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apoˈkoːpə/, (seldom) /aˈpoːkoˌpeː/
• Duden prescribes the second form after the Latin pronunciation. In practice, the word is usually stressed on -ko-, as are (even according to Duden) Prokope and Synkope.

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Apo‧ko‧pe

Noun

Apokope f (genitive Apokope, plural Apokopen)

1. (prosody) apocope (loss of a final vowel)

   Coordinate terms: Prokope, Synkope

Declension

Declension of Apokope [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Apokope	die	Apokopen
genitive	einer	der	Apokope	der	Apokopen
dative	einer	der	Apokope	den	Apokopen
accusative	eine	die	Apokope	die	Apokopen

Derived terms

• apokopieren

Further reading

• “Apokope” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Apokope” in Duden online