apocope

[ uh-pok-uh-pee ]

/ əˈpɒk əˌpi /

loss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.

Origin of apocope

1585–95; < Late Latin < Greek apokopḗ a cutting off, equivalent to apokóp(tein) to cut off ( apo- apo- + kóptein to cut) + -ē noun suffix

ap·o·cop·ic

[ap-uh-kop-ik] /ˌæp əˈkɒp ɪk/, adjective

You will understand that it has one, when I tell you that we have here a very curious case of apocope.

Atlantida |Pierre Benoit
For it is easy to show that with regard to syncope, apocope, elision, and slurring they are treated quite in the same way.

A History of English Versification |Jakob Schipper
Does not the final 'y' of 'tawny' suppose an apostrophe and apocope?

The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) |Frederic G. Kenyon

apocope

/ (əˈpɒkəpɪ) /

omission of the final sound or sounds of a word

C16: via Late Latin from Greek apokopē, from apokoptein to cut off