Sekirov Dictionary

apocopate

/əˈpɒkəpət/

verb 2
adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

verb2

•
To shorten using apocope; to remove the final sound or syllable.
- The particles which apocopate the final vowel of the aorist are of two kinds: I. Those which apocopate the final vowel of one verb only. II. Those which apocopate the final vowel of two verbs. — 1904
•
To undergo apocope.
- "Ciento" apocopates to "cien" before nouns or numbers larger than itself. — 1999

adjective1

Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable

noun1

A verb form of the prefix conjugation in Semitic which bears no final vowel and is considered the original perfective, but often called jussive mood.

forms

apocopated · apocopating · apocopates

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