apocopation
English edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “from, away from”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”)
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˌpɑkəˈpeɪʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌpɒkəˈpeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: apoc‧o‧pa‧tion
Noun edit
apocopation (plural apocopations)
- (linguistics) A word formed by removing the end of a longer word.
- Hypernyms: clipping, short form