Aphesis: alternatives and connections

The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as,…

loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or cert…

A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (~ -- ~); as, h/b/r/. In modern prosody the accented syllable…

A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.

A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (/ / -); the reverse of…

Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degre…

A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.

A Hindoo gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a Hindoo title answering to Mr. or Esquire.

(linguistics) any vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.; "In practice, unround…

An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries.

An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alpha…

A poetical foot of three sylables (-- ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; as, L. tegm/n/…

a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a simple vowel.

The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.

The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowe…

the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the wor…

A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with g…