Prodelision

Prodelision

Prodelision is a form of elision in which the latter word loses its first vowels.


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  • prodelision — ˌprädəlˈizhən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin prod (variant of pro before) + English elision more at pro : elision of the initial vowel of a word Latin bonum st for bonum est is an example of prodelision …   Useful english dictionary

  • prodelision — noun A form of elision in which the latter word loses its first vowels …   Wiktionary

  • prodelision — prod·e·li·sion …   English syllables

  • Hiatus (linguistics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …   Wikipedia

  • Avagraha — (Dev: अवग्रह avagraha ) unicode|ऽ is a Devanagari symbol used to indicate prodelision of an unicode|अ IAST|a . It is usually transliterated with an apostrophe …   Wikipedia

  • Vedic accent — The pitch accent of Vedic Sanskrit, or Vedic accent for brevity, is traditionally divided by Sanskrit grammarians into three qualities, udātta raised (acute accent, high pitch), anudātta not raised (grave accent, low pitch) and svarita sounded… …   Wikipedia

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