aphesis
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Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἄφεσις (áphesis, “letting go”), from ἀφίημι (aphíēmi) , from ἀπό (apó, “off”) + ἵημι (híēmi, “send forth”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈæfəsɪs/
Noun [edit]
aphesis (plural apheses)
- (linguistics, prosody) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
- The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.
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Translations [edit]
loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word
