aféresis
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “a taking away”), from ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō, “to take away from”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take, grasp, seize”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaféresis f (plural aféresis)
Further reading
edit- “aféresis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014