aphesis

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæf.ə.sɪs/

Noun

aphesis

1. (linguistics, prosody) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.

   The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.

Synonyms

• procope

Antonyms

• prothesis (addition of the beginning of a word)
• apocope (omission at the end of a word)

Related terms

• aphetic
• aphetism
• aphetized

Translations

• Italian: aferesi
• Portuguese: aférese

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