aphesis
aphesis · apheses
The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a wordThe loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
/ˈæ.fə.sɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.
the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in ‘squire’ for ‘esquire’
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Attested since 1880. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφεσις (áphesis, “letting go”),Attested since 1880. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφεσις (áphesis, “letting go”), from ἀφίημι (aphíēmi), from ἀπο- (apo-, “off”) + ἵημι (híēmi, “send forth”).
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Forms
plural: aphesesWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable