Category:English aphetic forms

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Newest and oldest pages 
Newest pages ordered by last category link update:
  1. 'tism
  2. 'twixt
  3. kew
  4. 'fore
  5. 'Change
  6. low
  7. twit
  8. 'spectable
  9. prentice
  10. steem
Oldest pages ordered by last edit:
  1. scarp
  2. twit
  3. leet
  4. live
  5. cute
  6. special
  7. 'tis
  8. bout
  9. sport
  10. vie

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