Apheretic (Adjective)
Meaning
Relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The apheretic form of the word 'knight' is 'night', which is derived from the Old English word 'cniht'.
- Apheretic forms of words often occur in informal speech or dialects.
- The word 'lope' is an apheretic form of the word 'elope', which originally meant 'to run away secretly in order to get married'.
- In some dialects, the word 'squire' is used as an apheretic form of 'esquire'.
- The apheretic form 'round' is sometimes used instead of 'around' in informal contexts.