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German

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Etymology

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From earlier Apostrophus m, from Latin apostrophus f.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /apoˈstʁoːf/ (official standard)
  • IPA(key): /apoˈstʁɔf/ (at least equally common)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Apo‧stroph, Apos‧troph, Apost‧roph

Noun

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Apostroph m or (nonstandard but common informally) n (strong, genitive Apostrophs or (rare) Apostrophes, plural Apostrophe)

  1. (typography) apostrophe
    Synonym: Auslassungszeichen
  2. (typography) inverted comma

Usage notes

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Only the masculine gender is (official) standard, but the neuter gender is also used (especially informally).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Apostroph” in Duden online
  • Apostroph” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /apoˈstʀof/, [apoˈstʀof]

Noun

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Apostroph m (plural Apostrophen)

  1. apostrophe