Word: apocopes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
po
copes
Definition: Plural of apocope; abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
Morphemes:
Affix: apocope
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: απο-
Language: el
Decoded: apo-
Meaning: from
Affix: κόπτω
Language: el
Decoded: kopto
Meaning: cut
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.