Danish

Noun

apostrofs c

1. genitive singular indefinite of apostrof

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

apostrofs

1. Plural form of apostrof

Latvian

Apostrofs

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Latin apostrophus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπόστροφος ‎(apóstrophos, “accent of elision”), a nominal use of an adjective derived from the verb ἀποστρέφω ‎(apostréphō, “I turn away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apostɾoːfs]

Noun

apostrofs m (1st declension)

1. (orthography) apostrophe (the ’ character, used in some languages as a punctuation mark and as a diacritical mark in others)

   lietot apostrofu‎ ― to use an apostrophe

   likt apostrofu vārdu beigās‎ ― to put an apostrophe at the ends of words

Declension

See also

• interpunkcija
• pieturzīme

Punctuation marks (pieturzīmes):