aphetic
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφετος (áphetos),[1] equivalent to aphesis + -tic.
Adjective edit
aphetic (not comparable)
- (phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
- "'Pon" is an aphetic form of "upon".
- Hypernym: aphaeretic
Hypernyms edit
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Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
aphetic (not comparable)
- (astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.
References edit
- ^ “aphetic (phonology)”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “aphetic (astrology)”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
