Elisions

/ɪˈlɪʒənz/ noun

Definition

Plural of elision; instances of leaving out or omitting something, whether sounds in speech or elements in a sequence.

Etymology

From Latin 'elidere' meaning 'to strike out' or 'to omit,' from 'e-' (out) + 'laedere' (to strike). The grammatical sense developed in linguistics to describe omitted sounds or syllables.

Kelly Says

Elisions happen constantly in natural speech—when you say 'gonna' instead of 'going to' or 'don't' instead of 'do not,' you're making an elision that helps you talk faster and more naturally.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንብረት አጥር
n-bre-t a-tar
ARالعربية
إغفال
i-ghfaal
BNবাংলা
উপেক্ষা
u-pe-k-sha
CACatalà
elisions
e-li-sio-nes
CSČeština
elízie
e-li-zi-e
DADansk
elisioner
e-li-sio-ner
DEDeutsch
Elisionen
e-li-sio-nen
ELΕλληνικά
αποσιώπηση
a-po-sio-pi-si
ESEspañol
elisiones
e-li-sio-nes
FAفارسی
حذف
ha-d-f
FISuomi
lyhennykset
ly-hen-ny-kset
FRFrançais
élisions
e-li-zyon
GUGU
નિકાલ
ni-kaal
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
היעדרות
ha-ya-der-ut
HIहिन्दी
चूक
choo-k
HUMagyar
elíziók
e-li-zi-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghapusan
peng-ha-pa-san
IGIG
kwuo
kwo-o
ITItaliano
elisioni
e-li-zio-ni
JA日本語
省略
しょうもつ
KKKK
жабу
ja-bu
KMKM
លាក់
laak
KO한국어
생략
saeng-nyak
MRMR
लिक्विडेट
li-kwi-det
MSBahasa Melayu
penghapusan
peng-ha-pa-san
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပ ငွေ
pyi-pe ngwe
NLNederlands
elisies
e-li-si-es
NONorsk
elisioner
e-li-sio-ner
PAPA
ਪਾਣੀ
pa-anee
PLPolski
elisy
e-li-sy
PTPortuguês
elissões
e-li-sso-es
RORomână
eliziuni
e-li-zi-u-ni
RUРусский
опущения
op-ush-chen-iya
SVSvenska
elisioner
e-li-sio-ner
SWKiswahili
kukosa
koo-ko-sa
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கம்
vi-lak-kam
TEతెలుగు
పరిగణన
pa-ri-ga-na
THไทย
การละเว้น
gaan la-wen
TLTL
pagsasalin
pa-gsa-sa-lin
TRTürkçe
eksiklikler
ek-sik-li-kler
UKУкраїнська
опущення
opushchennya
URاردو
غیر موجود
ghi-r mu-ood
VITiếng Việt
bỏ sót
bo soat
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
省略
miǎo liàng
ZUZU
ukuthi
koo-thee

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