Etymology

aptote

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Today it means: A noun (broadly speaking) which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun. Full definition →

Latin aptotum ← Ancient Greek ἄπτωτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄπτωτος“without cases”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromaptotum
  3. English todayaptote

From Latin aptotum, from Ancient Greek ἄπτωτος (áptōtos, “without cases”).

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