🌐EnglishEnglishDeutschEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsРусскийالعربيةفارسی한국어日本語EntityQ618563· pop 31· linked from 123 articlesapheresisAlso known as aphaeresisloss of one or more sounds from the beginning of a word, especially the loss of an unstressed vowelAvailable in 31 languagesEspañolFrançaisDeutsch日本語РусскийPortuguêsItalianoالعربيةBasqueBretonCatalanConnectionslenitionEntitysyncopeEntityCategoriesFigures of speechPhonotacticsSound changes