# apostrof
## Albanian
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

### Noun

apostróf m (plural apostrofa, definite apostrofi, definite plural apostrofat)
* apostrophe (the character ’)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
* “apostrof”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

From Russian апостроф (apostrof), from French apostrophe, from Latin apostrophus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos, “accent of elision”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

apostrof (definite accusative apostrofu, plural apostroflar)
* (orthography) apostrophe (the character ’)

#### Declension
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈapostrof]

### Noun

apostrof m inan
* apostrophe (the character ’)
    Synonym: odsuvník

#### Derived terms

* obrácený apostrof
* zpětný apostrof

#### See also

* interpunkce

### Further reading

* “apostrof”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “apostrof”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “apostrof”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

## Danish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /apostrɔf/, [ɑb̥oˈsd̥ʁʌf], [ab̥oˈsd̥ʁʌf]

### Noun

apostrof c (singular definite apostroffen, plural indefinite apostroffer)
* apostrophe (the character ’)

#### See also

* apostrof on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* apostrophe (archaic)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French apostrophe, from Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌaː.poːˈstrɔf/, /ˌaː.pɔˈstrɔf/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: apo‧strof
* Rhymes: -ɔf

### Noun

apostrof f or m (plural apostrofs or apostroffen, diminutive apostrofje n)
* apostrophe
    Synonym: weglatingsteken

#### Related terms

* apostrofe

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: apostrof
* → Papiamentu: apostròf

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch apostrof, from Middle French apostrophe, from Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈapɔstrɔf]
* Hyphenation: apos‧trof

### Noun

apostrof (uncountable)
* apostrophe

### Further reading

* “apostrof” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).

### Noun

apostrof m (definite singular apostrofen, indefinite plural apostrofer, definite plural apostrofene)
* an apostrophe

### References

* “apostrof” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos).

### Noun

apostrof m (definite singular apostrofen, indefinite plural apostrofar, definite plural apostrofane)
* an apostrophe

### References

* “apostrof” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin apostrophus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος (apóstrophos). Doublet of apostrofa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈpɔs.trɔf/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔstrɔf
* Syllabification: a‧pos‧trof

### Noun

apostrof m inan
* (orthography) apostrophe (the text character ’)

#### Related terms

* apostroficzny
* apostroficznie
* apostrofa
* apostrofować

### Further reading

* apostrof in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* apostrof in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French apostrophe, from Latin apostrophus.

### Noun

apostrof n (plural apostrofuri)
* apostrophe (the character ’)

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎpostrof/
* Hyphenation: a‧po‧strof

### Noun

àpostrof m (Cyrillic spelling а̀построф)
* apostrophe (the character ’)
    Synonym: (Croatian, neologism) izòstavnik

#### See also

* apòstrofa

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /apɔstróːf/

### Noun

apostrọ̑f m inan
* apostrophe (the character ’)
    Synonym: opuščáj

#### Inflection
## Turkish
### Etymology

From French apostrophe, from Latin apostrophus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ.pos.tɾof/

### Noun

apostrof (definite accusative apostrofu, plural apostroflar)
* (orthography) apostrophe
    Synonym: kesme işareti