apastróf

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish apostroiph, from Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ), from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “I turn away”), from ἀπό (apó) + στρέφω (stréphō, “I turn”).

Noun

apastróf f (genitive singular apastróife, nominative plural apastrófa)

1. (rhetoric) apostrophe

Declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative apastróf apastrófa Vocative a apastróf a apastrófa Genitive apastróife apastróf Dative apastróf apastrófa

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an apastróf na hapastrófa Genitive na hapastróife na n-apastróf Dative leis an apastróf don apastróf leis na hapastrófa

Declension of apastróf

Second declension

Synonyms

• aitheasc

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
apastróf	n-apastróf	hapastróf	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “apastróf”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “apostroiph”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language