procope

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin procopē, via Ancient Greek προκοπή (prokopḗ) from verb προκόπτω (prokóptō, “to cut away in front; forward, advance”), προ- (pro-, “before; in front”) +‎ κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒkəpi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑkəpi/

Noun

procope (uncountable)

1. (phonetics, linguistics, prosody) Synonym of apheresis.

Translations

loss or removal of a sound at the beginning of a word

German: Prokope f Portuguese: prócope f