Aphetism

/ˈæfətɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The process or practice of aphesis; the tendency of languages to drop initial syllables or sounds from words.

Etymology

From aphesis + -ism (practice/tendency). This noun form allows linguists to treat aphesis as a systematic process or pattern rather than individual instances.

Kelly Says

Aphetism is one of the reasons English is so wonderfully irregular—we have 'hello' from 'hallo' and 'phone' from 'telephone,' creating layers of synonyms at different formality levels.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አፈላጥ
a-fe-la-t
ARالعربية
عدم وجود
ghair mawjud
BNবাংলা
অপেথিজম
o-peh-thij-m
CACatalà
apètisme
a-peh-tis-m
CSČeština
aphetismus
a-feh-tis-mus
DADansk
aphetisme
a-feh-tiz-m
DEDeutsch
Aphetismus
a-peh-ti-smoos
ELΕλληνικά
αφετισμός
a-feh-tis-mos
ESEspañol
apetísmo
a-peh-tee-smo
FAفارسی
آفتی
a-feh-ti
FISuomi
aphetism
a-feh-tiz-m
FRFrançais
aphétisme
a-feh-tee-zhm
GUGU
અપેથીજમ
a-peh-thij-m
HAHA
aphetism
a-feh-tiz-m
HEעברית
אפקטיביות
a-fek-ti-vut
HIहिन्दी
अपेथिज्म
a-peh-thij-m
HUMagyar
aphetizmus
a-feh-tiz-mus
IDBahasa Indonesia
aphetisme
a-feh-tiz-m
IGIG
aphetism
a-feh-tiz-m
ITItaliano
aphetismo
a-feh-tee-smo
JA日本語
アフェティズム
a-fe-ti-zumu
KKKK
афетизм
a-feh-tizm
KMKM
អាពេធិក
a-peh-th-ik
KO한국어
아페티즘
a-peh-ti-jeum
MRMR
अपेथिज्म
a-peh-thij-m
MSBahasa Melayu
aphetisme
a-feh-tiz-m
MYမြန်မာ
အပေသိတ်
a-peh-the-it
NLNederlands
aphetisme
a-feh-tiz-m
NONorsk
aphetisme
a-feh-tiz-m
PAPA
ਅਪੇਥਿਜਮ
a-peh-thij-m
PLPolski
aphetyzm
a-peh-ti-zm
PTPortuguês
apetísmo
a-peh-tee-smo
RORomână
aphetism
a-feh-tiz-m
RUРусский
афетизм
a-fe-tizm
SVSvenska
aphetism
a-feh-tiz-m
SWKiswahili
aphetism
a-feh-tiz-m
TAதமிழ்
அப்பேதிகம்
a-ppe-thik-am
TEతెలుగు
అపేథిజం
a-peh-thij-am
THไทย
อัฟเฟติสม
a-fet-is-m
TLTL
aphetisme
a-feh-tiz-m
TRTürkçe
aphetizm
a-feh-tizm
UKУкраїнська
афетизм
a-fe-tizm
URاردو
آپھیٹزم
a-pheh-tiz-m
VITiếng Việt
aphetism
a-feh-tiz-m
YOYO
aphetisme
a-feh-tiz-m
ZH中文
非词性
fēi cí xìng
ZUZU
aphetisme
a-feh-tiz-m

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