aphaeresis

  • 11Aphesis — In phonetics, aphaeresis (pron en|əˈfɪərɨsɪs, from Greek apo away, hairein to take), also known as aphesis (pron en|ˈæfɨsɪs, from Greek apo away, hienai to send), is the loss of one or more sounds from the beginning of a word; especially, the… …

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  • 12aphaeretic — adjective relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis • Syn: ↑apheretic • Pertains to noun: ↑aphaeresis (for: ↑apheretic), ↑aphaeresis • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 13apheresis — noun 1. (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in coon for raccoon or till for until • Syn: ↑aphaeresis • Derivationally related forms: ↑apheretic, ↑aphaeretic (for: ↑aphaeresis) …

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  • 14apheretic — adjective relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis • Syn: ↑aphaeretic • Pertains to noun: ↑aphaeresis, ↑aphaeresis (for: ↑aphaeretic) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 15Sound change — includes any processes of language change that affect pronunciation (phonetic change) or sound system structures (phonological change). Sound change can consist of the replacement of one speech sound (or, more generally, one phonetic feature) by… …

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  • 16apheresis — apheretic /af euh ret ik/, adj. /euh fer euh sis/ for 1; /af euh ree sis/ for 2, n. 1. Also, aphaeresis. the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the beginning of a word, as in squire for esquire, or count for account. 2. Med. the …

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  • 17aphérèse — [ aferɛz ] n. f. • 1701; aph(a)eresis 1521; lat. gramm. d o. gr. aphæresis ♦ Ling. Chute d un phonème ou d un groupe de phonèmes au début d un mot (opposé à apocope).⇒ troncation. « Car » pour « autocar » se dit par aphérèse. ● aphérèse …

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  • 18Aphärese — Ablatio * * * Aph|ä|re|se 〈f. 19; Sprachw.〉 Wegfall des Anlauts, z. B. „ s geht“ statt: „es geht“; oV Aphäresis; Sy Anlautschwund, Deglutination; Ggs Apokope [zu grch. aphairein „abnehmen“] * * * Aphä|re|se, die; , n [lat. aphaeresis < griech …

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  • 19afereză — AFERÉZĂ, afereze, s.f. Cădere a unui sunet sau a unui grup de sunete de la începutul unui cuvânt. – Din fr. aphérèse, lat. aphaeresis. Trimis de ana zecheru, 23.08.2002. Sursa: DEX 98  aferéză s. f., g. d. art. aferézei; pl. aferéze Trimis de… …

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  • 20apheresis — a•pher•e•sis or aphaeresis [[t]əˈfɛr ə sɪs[/t]] n. ling. the loss or omission of one or more letters or sounds at the beginning of a word, as in squire for esquire or count for account[/ex] • Etymology: 1605–15; < LL aphaeresis < Gk… …

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