apastróf

Irish

From Old Irish apostroiph, from Latin apostrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀποστροφή (apostrophḗ), from ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō, “I turn away”), from ἀπό (apó) + στρέφω (stréphō, “I turn”).

apastróf f (genitive singular apastróife, nominative plural apastrófa)

Declension of apastróf

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an apastróf	na hapastrófa
Genitive	na hapastróife	na n-apastróf
Dative	leis an apastróf don apastróf	leis na hapastrófa

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
apastróf	n-apastróf	hapastróf	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

"apastróf" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“apostroiph” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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