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apocopate

adj

Etymology

From Latin apocopātus (“cut off”), from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

  1. derived from ἀποκόπτω
  2. borrowed from apocopo

Definitions

  1. Shortened by apocope

    Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable

  2. To shorten using apocope

    To shorten using apocope; to remove the final sound or syllable.

    • The particles which apocopate the final vowel of the aorist are of two kinds: I. Those which apocopate the final vowel of one verb only. II. Those which apocopate the final vowel of two verbs.

  3. To undergo apocope.

    • "Ciento" apocopates to "cien" before nouns or numbers larger than itself.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A verb form of the prefix conjugation in Semitic which bears no final vowel and is…

      A verb form of the prefix conjugation in Semitic which bears no final vowel and is considered the original perfective, but often called jussive mood.

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