Category:English aphetic forms

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Newest and oldest pages 
Newest pages ordered by last category link update:
  1. 'er
  2. 'Brina
  3. Brina
  4. scoriating
  5. 'tism
  6. 'twixt
  7. kew
  8. 'fore
  9. 'Change
  10. low
Oldest pages ordered by last edit:
  1. leet
  2. 'scuse
  3. squire
  4. 'fraid
  5. 'nuff
  6. 'cause
  7. 'tude
  8. 'er
  9. 'twixt
  10. 'twere

English words that underwent aphesis, meaning their origin involved a loss or omission of a sound or syllable from their beginning.