apocopate
- adjective
- /əˈpɑːkəˌpeɪt/
- Specialized
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apocópata
- The word 'photo' is an apocopate form of 'photograph'.
Examples
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In poetry, an apocopate ending can help maintain the meter of a line.
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Many slang terms are apocopate versions of longer words.
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The word 'photo' is an apocopate form of 'photograph'.
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Some dialects use apocopate forms in everyday speech for convenience.
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The word 'photo' is an apocopate form of 'photograph'.
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Many slang terms are apocopate versions of longer words.
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In everyday language, people often use apocopate forms for ease of communication.
Antonyms
How Short
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
apocopate = apocope (opaque) = apocop + ate
The base word 'apocope' is highly specialized and not recognizable to most learners, making the derivation opaque.
Etymology
Apocopate comes from Greek parts apo- 'away' and kopē 'cutting', so it literally means 'cut off at the end' and an apocopate form has its final sound or syllable omitted.