aptote

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noun

A noun (broadly speaking) which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.

OriginLatin aptotum ← Ancient Greek ἄπτωτος →
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Meanings

nounaptote (plural aptotes)

plural aptotes

  1. obsoletegrammarA noun (broadly speaking) which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄπτωτος“without cases”
  2. Latinaptotum
  3. Englishaptote

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

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APA

aptote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aptote

MLA

“aptote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aptote. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aptote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aptote.

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