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Apocope - Wikipedia In phonology, apocope ( ə ˈ p ɒ k ə p i [1] [2]) is the loss of a word-final vowel In a broader sense, the term can refer to the loss of any final sound (including consonants) from a word [3] Academic linguists term the resultant word-form (following the operation of apocope) an apocopation
apocope - Wiktionary, the free dictionary apocope (countable and uncountable, plural apocopes) (phonetics, prosody, strictly) The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it Antonym: paragoge Hypernym: clipping Coordinate terms: apheresis, syncope
Apocope Definition and Examples - The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Originating from Greek for “to cut off,” apocope is the omission of one or more letters, sounds, or syllables from the end of a word This end-cutting can take different forms For instance, in Old English (before 1100 A D ), our language included singan; today, we use the word sing