Apostroph

== German == === Etymology === From earlier Apostrophus m, from Latin apostrophus f. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apoˈstʁoːf/ (official standard) IPA(key): /apoˈstʁɔf/ (at least equally common) Hyphenation: Apo‧stroph, Apos‧troph, Apost‧roph === Noun === Apostroph m or (nonstandard but common informally) n (strong, genitive Apostrophs or (rare) Apostrophes, plural Apostrophe) (typography) apostrophe Synonym: Auslassungszeichen (typography) inverted comma ==== Usage notes ==== Only the masculine gender is (official) standard, but the neuter gender is also used (especially informally). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Apostrophitis Deppenapostroph (“greengrocer’s apostrophe”) Idiotenapostroph === Further reading === “Apostroph” in Duden online “Apostroph”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apoˈstʀof/, [apoˈstʀof] === Noun === Apostroph m (plural Apostrophen) apostrophe