Apocopate

"Apocopate" in a Sentence (2 examples)

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.

"Ciento" apocopates to "cien" before nouns or numbers larger than itself.

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