[ʃ]→[∅]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless postalveolar fricative to Empty sound / Zero
The elision of [ʃ] represents the final stage of sibilant weakening. It typically follows a debuccalization path ([ʃ] > [h] > [∅]) and is frequently documented in historical Romance and ancient Greek developments.
Phonetic Effects
Elision, Deletion
Language Examples
genesis [s/ʃ]→geneos [∅]— Intervocalic sibilants first aspirated and then disappeared entirely.
Related Transformations
More Lenition Shifts
Sources & References
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