Word of the
Day for Sunday 26th January 2014
Aphesis \AF-uh-sis\, noun:
Historical Linguistics.
the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the
formation of the word slant from aslant.
In
particular, phrases forming a solid continuous unit and having only one main
stress can become subjected to aphesis and other phonetic changes.
-- Mikko Luukko, Grammatical Variation in Neo-Assyrian, 2004
-- Mikko Luukko, Grammatical Variation in Neo-Assyrian, 2004
In
other cases we witness aphaeresis, or rather aphesis, the loss of
initial segments in the MAGY words…
-- György Busztin, The Legacy of the Barang People, 2006
-- György Busztin, The Legacy of the Barang People, 2006
Aphesis is derived from the Greek word
of the same spelling meaning "a letting go."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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