LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

apocopē

apocopē f (genitive apocopēs)
Classical[aˈpɔ.kɔ.peː]Ecclesiastical[aˈpɔː.ko.pe]

Meaning

  1. apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapocopēapocopae
genitiveapocopēsapocopārum
dativeapocopaeapocopīs
accusativeapocopēnapocopās
ablativeapocopēapocopīs
vocativeapocopēapocopae

ăpŏcŏpē, ēs, f., = ἀποκοπή, a gram. fig.,
I. the dropping of a letter or syllable at the end of a word (e. g. bonu' for bonus, do for domo), Prob. p. 1438 P.; Don. p. 1772 P.; Charis. p. 248 P.; Victor. p. 2499 P.; cf. Wagn. ad Verg. Cat. 2.

Origins

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

In English words that came into English from apocopē

  • apocopeapocopē
  • apocopateapocopo

Quick answers

What does apocopē mean in Latin?
apocopē, a noun, means “apocope (loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word)”.
What is the genitive of apocopē?
The genitive singular is apocopēs. apocopē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce apocopē?
In classical Latin, [aˈpɔ.kɔ.peː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈpɔː.ko.pe].