psilosis

Significat (Anglès)

1. The sound change by which Greek lost the consonant sound /h/ during antiquity, h-dropping.
2. Sprue, a disease of the small intestine.

Sinònims

sprue

tropical sprue

H-dropping

use of spiritus lenis

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/saɪˈloʊ.sɪs/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψίλωσις (psílōsis).