apostrophe, apostrophes:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 6th
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Literature
= rhetorical figure when speaker turns away to address others; apostrophy;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | apostrophe | apostrophae |
| Gen. | apostrophes | apostropharum |
| Dat. | apostrophae | apostrophis |
| Acc. | apostrophen | apostrophas |
| Voc. | apostrophe | apostrophae |
| Abl. | apostrophe | apostrophis |
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