brottfall

Icelandic

/ˈprɔht.fatl/

noun
Definitions
  • elision, apocope; the omission of a letter or syllable
  • (education) dropout
  • (genetics) deficiency, deletion
  • (speech pathology) omission

Etymology

Compound from Icelandic brott (away, off) + Icelandic fall (fall, case, a case, mathematical function).

Origin

Icelandic

fall

Gloss

fall, case, a case, mathematical function

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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