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Apostroph
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German
Etymology
From earlier de Apostrophus m, from de la apostrophus f.
Pronunciation
de /apoˈstʁoːf/ official standard
de /apoˈstʁɔf/ at least equally common
de De-Apostroph.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Apo stroph Apos troph Apost roph
Noun
m:n[nonstandard but common informally],s:es[rare]
de typography apostrophe
de Auslassungszeichen
de typography inverted comma
Usage notes
Only the masculine gender is (official) standard, but the neuter gender is also used (especially informally).
Declension
m:n[nonstandard but common informally],s:es[rare]
Derived terms
de Apostrophitis
de Deppenapostroph greengrocer’s apostrophe
de Idiotenapostroph
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /apoˈstʀof/ [apoˈstʀof]
Noun
m
apostrophe
lb Punctuation marks