What does "apocopate" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "apocopate"?

Common synonyms include: abbreviated, apocopated, apocopic, apocopic, clipped, jussive.

Apocopate

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Definitions

Noun

1
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. uncountable

Verb

1
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."
2
To undergo apocope. intransitive
""Ciento" apocopates to "cien" before nouns or numbers larger than itself."

Adjective

1
Shortened by apocope; lacking a final sound or syllable not-comparable

Synonyms

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abbreviated apocopated apocopic apocopic clipped jussive

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"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."

Etymology

From Latin apocopātus (“cut off”), from Ancient Greek ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

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