aféresis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφαίρεσις (aphaíresis, “a taking away”), from ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō, “to take away from”), from ἀπό (apó, “away from”) + αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take, grasp, seize”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈfeɾesis/ [aˈfe.ɾe.sis]
Rhymes: -eɾesis
Syllabification: a‧fé‧re‧sis

Noun

aféresis f (plural aféresis)

(medicine, linguistics) apheresis

Further reading

“aféresis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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