apocope

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈpɒ.kə.pi/

Noun

apocope (plural apocopes)

1. (phonetics, prosody, narrow sense) The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.

   Coordinate terms: apheresis#English|apheresis, paragoge#English|paragoge, syncope#English|syncope

2. (loosely) The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.

   Antonyms: procope

Related terms

• apocopate
• apocopation
• apocopic

Translations

• French: apocope
• German: Apokope
• Italian: apocope
• Portuguese: apócope
• Russian: апоко́па
• Spanish: apócope

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