Tail word
A tail word - also called an end word (corresponding counter-term "[the] head word ") - is an abbreviated word and the result of the omission of the beginning of a word (word head). The separation usually takes place on a syllable boundary .
Examples
- Bus <omnibus
- Bot <robot
- Cello <violoncello
- Fax <fax
- Fon <phone
See also
Wiktionary: End word - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Wiktionary: Head word - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Wiktionary: Tail word - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
literature
- Helmut Glück (Ed.): Metzler Lexicon Language . Metzler Verlag, Stuttgart, 2nd edition 2000, ISBN 3-476-01519-X .