# apocope

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈpɒ.kə.pi/

## Definitions
1. The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
2. The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin apocopē, derived from Ancient Greek ἀποκοπή (apokopḗ), ἀποκόπτω (apokóptō, “cut off”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/apocope