aphesis

Etymology
Attested since 1880. , from, from +.

Noun

 * 1)  The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.

Antonyms

 * (addition of the beginning of a word)
 * (omission at the end of a word)

Translations

 * Esperanto: aferezo
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἄφεσις
 * Interlingua: apherese
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 語頭母音消失
 * Portuguese: