Synaeresis
21syneresis — noun Etymology: Late Latin synaeresis, from Greek synairesis, from synairein to contract, from syn + hairein to take Date: circa 1577 1. synizesis 2. the separation of liquid from a gel caused by contraction …
22Tone (linguistics) — Not to be confused with intonation (linguistics). Top tone ◌̋ ˥ …
23Elision — For other uses, see Elision (disambiguation). Elider redirects here. For the fantasy novel, see Elidor. Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
24Metathesis (linguistics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
25Tone sandhi — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
26Contraction — may refer to: In physiology: Muscle contraction, one that occurs when a muscle fiber lengthens or shortens Uterine contraction, contraction of the uterus, such as during childbirth Contraction, a stage in wound healing In linguistics: Synalepha,… …
27Palatalization — Palatalized ◌ʲ IPA number 421 Encoding Entity (decimal) #690; …
28Lenition — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
29Assimilation (linguistics) — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
30Contraction (grammar) — This article is about contraction in the grammar of modern languages, which involves elision. For contraction in Ancient Greek, the coalescence of two vowels into one, see crasis. For the linguistic function of pronouncing vowels together, see… …
