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Sound change
§ Brackets and transcription delimiters. Initial dropping is a sound change whereby the first consonants of words are dropped. Additionally, stress may shift from
Initial_dropping
Topics referred to by the same term
up dropping in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dropping is a gerundive of drop. It might refer to: Copula dropping G dropping H-dropping Initial dropping
Dropping
Process of not pronouncing an "h" sound
/ / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. H-dropping or aitch-dropping is the deletion of the voiceless glottal fricative or "H-sound"
H-dropping
Oversized first letter in a text block
the initial and one for the rest of the text. The difference between this and a true drop cap may be seen when the text extends below the initial. For
Initial
This is a list of episodes for the anime series Initial D. Episodes in First Stage are numbered as Acts. Second Stage episodes are numbered by Acts, but
List_of_Initial_D_episodes
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer
LGBTQ is an initialism for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. LGBTQ and related initialisms are umbrella terms, originating in the United
LGBTQ_(term)
Skateboarding trick
Dropping in is a skateboarding trick with which a skateboarder starts skating a half-pipe by dropping into it from the coping instead of starting from
Dropping_in
Additional portion of a personal name
Famous Middle Initials". History Facts. Retrieved 25 March 2026. Feiler, Bruce (11 July 2014). "They're Dropping Like Middle Initials". The New York
Middle_name
Device showing conservation of linear momentum
difficulty is in keeping the configuration of the balls stable during the initial drop. Early descriptions involve some sort of glue/tape, tube, or net to align
Galilean_cannon
2017 American TV series or program
Series 'Dropping the Soap'". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2017. Gaynor, Emily (March 7, 2017). "Jane Lynch on Her Hilarious Queer Web Series Dropping the Soap"
Dropping_the_Soap
Supply chain management method
such functions. Drop shipping has become a popular business model as it requires minimal initial investment and overhead costs. A drop shipping operation
Drop_shipping
soup. Yod-dropping is the elision of the /j/ from certain syllable-initial clusters of the type described above. Particular cases of yod-dropping may affect
Phonological history of English consonant clusters
Phonological_history_of_English_consonant_clusters
Gait abnormality
Foot drop is a gait abnormality in which the dropping of the forefoot happens out of weakness, irritation or damage to the deep fibular nerve (deep peroneal)
Foot_drop
Ruling clan of the ancient Xiongnu tribal confederation
(*Hala-yundluγ), as a result of a historical sound shift involving the initial dropping of *h- by demonstrating its occurrence in several historical sources
Luandi
American executioner (1911–1950)
the case of Julius Streicher, reporter Howard K. Smith wrote that the initial drop was not fatal, and that "witnesses could hear him groaning", upon which
John_C._Woods
Organization
Dropping Knowledge (styled "dropping knowledge") is a non-profit organization in the United States and Germany. In the US, Dropping Knowledge International
Dropping_knowledge
Abbreviation consisting of initial letters of a phrase
abbreviation formed using the initial letters of a multi-word name or phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial letter of each word in all caps
Acronym
Loss of the vowel at the beginning of a word
aphaeresis, or aphesis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Apocope Elision Initial dropping List of phonetics topics Syncope Campbell, Lyle (2007). Glossary of
Apheresis_(linguistics)
2005 Hong Kong film by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
Initial D is a 2005 Hong Kong action film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a film adaptation of the Japanese manga series of the same name,
Initial_D_(film)
Electric van produced by General Motors
(e-cart spelled backward). GM partnered with KUKA, a supplier, to build the initial batch of vehicles in Michigan to meet the 2021 delivery target. GM shifted
Chevrolet_BrightDrop
Table showing pictures with corresponding sounds
An initial sound table (German: Anlauttabel) is a table, list or chart which shows a letter together with a picture of the things whose word start with
Initial_sound_table
Type of roller coaster layout
leaving the station, races out to the far end of the track after the initial drop, performs a 180 degree turn, and returns to the station. Some out-and-back
Out-and-back_roller_coaster
Australian Aboriginal language
Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2023. Sutton, Peter (1976). "The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York". In Sutton, Peter (ed.). Languages
Wamin_language
Sound changes
the initial /h/ in Middle English. Reduction of /hj/ to /j/ in a few American and Irish dialects (so that hew is pronounced like yew). Yod-dropping – the
Phonological history of English consonants
Phonological_history_of_English_consonants
Air-to-surface conventional bomb
1991 Gulf War, all from Special Operations MC-130 Combat Talons. The initial drop tested the ability of the bomb to clear or breach mine fields; however
BLU-82
Language in which certain pronouns may sometimes be omitted
A pro-drop language (from "pronoun-dropping") is a language in which certain classes of pronouns may be omitted when they can be pragmatically or grammatically
Pro-drop_language
Origin and use of double "f" at the beginning of a word
Word-initial ff is the digraph ⟨ff⟩ occurring at the beginning of a word. It is sometimes occurs capitalized as ⟨Ff⟩, and sometimes occurs as the lowercase
Word-initial_ff
American multinational technology company
voting power through super-voting stock. The company went public via an initial public offering (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly
Upward-sloping part of a roller coaster
little speed, though some coasters have raised stations that permit an initial drop without a lift hill. Although uncommon, some tracks also contain multiple
Lift_hill
Roller coaster
ride vehicles attain a maximum speed of 126 km/h (78 mph). During the initial drop, the seat assembly is rotated so that riders are positioned facing the
Eejanaika_(roller_coaster)
Approach to managing resources by tying them to object lifetime
Resource acquisition is initialization (RAII) is a programming idiom used in several object-oriented, statically typed programming languages to describe
Resource acquisition is initialization
Resource_acquisition_is_initialization
half-inline twist is performed at the top of a lift hill, leading into the initial drop. Examples that feature this element include The Swarm at Thorpe Park
List of roller coaster elements
List_of_roller_coaster_elements
Self-contained unit of discourse in writing
indicated by one or more of a preceding blank line, indentation, an "Initial" ("drop cap") or other indication. Historically, the pilcrow symbol (¶) was
Paragraph
JavaScript runtime
used by Chromium. Bun was originally developed by Jarred Sumner, with its initial release in September 2021. It was acquired by Anthropic in December 2025
Bun_(software)
Proprietary file sharing between Apple devices
OWL and OpenDrop. In IOS 26, EU regulators required Apple to deprecate AWDL in favor of the open Wi-Fi Aware standard. During the initial handshake, devices
AirDrop
Door”.[citation needed] Drop tunings lower the sixth string, dropping the lowest E string of the standard tuning. Some drop tunings also lower the fifth
List_of_guitar_tunings
Suspended roller coaster at Kings Island
quickly from one side to the other. At the ride's farthest point from the initial drop, the track makes its sharpest turn sending the train back toward the
The Bat (Kings Island; opened 1993)
The_Bat_(Kings_Island;_opened_1993)
Gradual change in level of audio signal
where a gradual drop in volume can be perceived in the beginning, and the fade gets more abrupt towards the end. Because of the initial drop in perceived
Fade_(audio_engineering)
2001 suspicious death at Michael Barrymore's home
possible corruption by Essex Police. The allegations pertain to their initial £8 million investigation into Stuart Lubbock's death. In April 2007, the
Death_of_Stuart_Lubbock
Roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio
roller coaster has a total track length of 3,700 feet (1,100 m). The initial drop has a 60 degree vertical angle, with the roller coaster exerting 3.5
Steel_Eel
2019 hate crime hoax
2019). "Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, police chief slam prosecutors for dropping Jussie Smollett charges". NBC News. New York City. Archived from the original
Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax
Jussie_Smollett_hate_crime_hoax
Web browser developed by Google
Service. Chrome quickly gained about 1% usage share. After the initial surge, usage share dropped until it hit a low of 0.69% in October 2008. It then started
Google_Chrome
Board game
eight pieces are on the board, if neither player has won after this initial "drop" placement phase, then they move their pieces one at a time, with Black
Teeko
Roller coaster at Lake Compounce
climbing the 85-foot lift hill and dropping 78 feet. The lift hill is adjacent to the park entrance. The initial drop is followed by a left-banked curve
Wildcat_(Lake_Compounce)
Steel roller coaster at Hersheypark
into the final brake run. The ride is 4,636 feet (1,413 m) long with an initial drop of 210 feet (64 m). The track is colored chocolate brown with light gray
Candymonium
Tendency of matter to change volume in response to a change in temperature
initially drop, followed immediately by a rise of that height until the whole system of flask, liquid and heat bath has warmed through. The initial drop in the
Thermal_expansion
Type of amusement ride
Brazil. She fell from the drop tower ride "La Tour Eiffel" suffering cranial trauma and died on the way to the hospital. Initial investigations suggested
Drop_tower
American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
while the full mission-capable rate dropped from 38% to 25%." Kington, Tom (30 November 2018). "Italy F-35s reach initial operating capability". Defense News
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
Norwegian footballer (born 1998)
goalscorer, and in 2015, signed for Real Madrid in a transfer worth an initial €4 million (Kr. 35 million), where he set the club record for its youngest
Martin_Ødegaard
Roller coaster at Magic Mountain
During the initial drop, the seat assembly is rotated so that riders are positioned facing the ground. There is a pool of fog at the base of the drop, however
X2_(roller_coaster)
Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Method
microarrays enabled the examination of thousands of transcripts at once. Initial studies using microarrays focused on determining differentially expressed
Drop-Seq
French parachuting pioneer (1878–1912)
they be forced to leave their aircraft in mid-air. Initial experiments conducted with dummies dropped from the fifth floor of his apartment building had
Franz_Reichelt
Egyptian-themed roller coaster at Parc Astérix
after the lift hill that stands 40 metres (130 ft) in height. After the initial drop, a dive loop follows going 30 metres (98 ft) upside-down (OzIris is the
OzIris
Steel roller coaster
small pond, then rises once more, turning to the left to cross over the initial drop, then turning to the right to cross a pedestrian path below. The ride
Whizzer_(roller_coaster)
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
Connection. Sutton, Peter J. (1976). Sutton, Peter (ed.). "The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York". Languages of Cape York. Australian
Mbara-Yanga_language
Defunct roller coaster in Galaxyland Mall, Alberta, Canada
the final brake run and the exit/entry area. The ride length from the initial drop normally ranged from one minute, five seconds, to one minute, twenty-five
Mindbender_(Galaxyland)
(Initial Release – Unadjusted $s in Millions of $s)." Cleopatra: "Domestic Rentals: $22.1; Foreign Rentals: $18.2; Production Cost: $44.0 (Initial Release
List of highest-grossing films
List_of_highest-grossing_films
American media franchise
She-Ra and her rebellion against The Horde on the planet Etheria. Since its initial launch, the franchise has spawned a variety of products, including multiple
Masters_of_the_Universe
1866 disaster in the United States
Johnstown Magazine report stated that 13 were killed. In addition to the initial drop, said to be 20 to 23 feet, "a second part of the scaffold collapsed onto
Johnstown, Pennsylvania platform collapse
Johnstown,_Pennsylvania_platform_collapse
British military experiment
the landing of air-dropped supplies with retrorockets. The project was initiated by a request from the Army for a method of dropping heavy equipment and
Hajile
Canadian composer and physicist
Splicing different pitches resulted from different playback speeds of initial drop creates a twelve-note arpeggio. Only twenty-five splices were used to
Hugh_Le_Caine
Former American amusement park
out and back-style wooden coaster designed by John Allen upon the park's initial conception. A few other rides lay near Starliner and a small arcade center
Miracle_Strip_Amusement_Park
1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula
than an advisory role, but air combat quickly resulted in Soviet pilots dropping their code signals and speaking over the radio in Russian. This known direct
Korean_War
American band
rounded out the band's initial lineup, with vocalist Paula Kelley as a guest musician. The band soon changed the name to Drop Nineteens, from a childhood
Drop_Nineteens
Aboriginal language of Western Australia
has a phonemic glottal stop, is initial-dropping (i.e. it has lost many initial consonants, leading to vowel-initial words) and the stop consonants show
Nhanda_language
Roller coaster in Santa Clara, California
100 ft (30 m) chain lift hill. The drop at the top of the hill begins with a sharp left turn. After the initial drop of 91 ft (28 m), the train reaches
Flight Deck (California's Great America)
Flight_Deck_(California's_Great_America)
Structure used for zero-G experiments
for the initial acceleration, this technique doubles the effective period of weightlessness. The NASA Glenn Research Center has a 5 second drop tower (The
Drop_tube
Indigenous people of Queensland, Australia
Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2023. Sutton, Peter (1976). "The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York". In Sutton, Peter (ed.). Languages
Ewamian
Association football club in England
They were relegated again from the top-flight just a year later, before dropping into the third tier in 2020. Hull secured immediate promotion as champions
Hull_City_A.F.C.
Phonological process
Initial-stress derivation is a phonological process in English that moves stress to the first syllable of verbs when they are used as nouns or adjectives
Initial-stress-derived_noun
American online streamer and political commentator (born 1990)
YouTuber, content creator, online streamer, and political commentator. His initial content focused on World of Warcraft, which has since expanded to cover
Asmongold
Amount of drug given to establish desired blood level
a loading dose is an initial higher dose of a drug that may be given at the beginning of a course of treatment before dropping down to a lower maintenance
Loading_dose
1985 aviation accident in Japan
The initial crash killed all 15 crew members and 460-490 of the 509 passengers on board. An estimated 20 to 50 passengers survived the initial crash
Japan_Air_Lines_Flight_123
Type of financial collateral used to cover credit risk
the effect of reversing any profit or loss made on the securities. The initial cash deposited by the trader, together with the amount obtained from the
Margin_(finance)
Wooden roller coaster in South Korea
Rebirth" by Everland officials. About 380 meters of track, including the initial drop, were retracked using steel tracks by Rocky Mountain Construction. T
Monimo_Rush
Brand of polymer-framed semi-automatic pistols
established competitors in reliability and safety tests.[page needed] Despite initial market resistance to its "plastic" construction, the Glock became the first
Glock
Australian-American post-punk band
will go on tour from August with a new backup band.[citation needed] The initialism TFCF was the title of the band's LP which was released on August 25, 2017
Liars_(band)
Stock market event
technology company Facebook, Inc., now known as Meta Platforms, held its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, May 18, 2012, with shares trading on Nasdaq
Initial public offering of Facebook
Initial_public_offering_of_Facebook
World Wide Web content existing on darknets
many ransomware affiliates purchase pre-established network access from initial access brokers (IABs), specialized threat actors who compromise organizations
Dark_web
UK air drop of cats into Borneo to combat rats
Cat Drop underscored the complexity of ecosystems and the potential for unforeseen consequences when intervening in natural processes. The initial use
Operation_Cat_Drop
Military invasion led by the United States
targets. These missions led to the initial strikes against Saddam Hussein and his key generals. Although the initial strikes against Saddam were unsuccessful
2003_invasion_of_Iraq
Chess variant
reserve as a pawn. Unlike in shogi, dropping a pawn on a file containing another pawn of the same color and dropping a pawn to deliver checkmate are both
Crazyhouse
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
General Carl Spaatz authorizing the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Wikisource. 2015. "Documents on the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb". Harry S. Truman
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
American actor (born 1968)
Two' First Reactions Praise Denis Villeneuve's 'Spectacular' Sequel: 'Jaw-Dropping' and Among the 'Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Ever'". Variety. Archived from the
Josh_Brolin
American heavy bomber aircraft
Model 299/XB-17 outperformed two other entries but crashed, losing the initial 200-bomber contract to the Douglas B-18 Bolo. Still, the Air Corps ordered
Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
Steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great America
park's Southwest Territory land. It reaches a height of 202 feet (62 m), dropping 208 feet (63 m) at a 65 degree angle into a below-ground tunnel to reach
Raging_Bull_(roller_coaster)
Feature of English orthography
genre. However, silent ⟨k⟩ and ⟨g⟩ occur because of apheresis, the dropping of the initial sound of a word. These sounds used to be pronounced in Old and
Silent_k_and_g
Title of multiple roadside attractions
Kotera created the heaviest ball of twine ever built. Kotera, known by his initials "JFK," started working on the ball in 1979 and continued until his death
Biggest_ball_of_twine
1996 video game
with one large drop, followed by continuous chips to overwhelm the opponent before he or she has a chance to clear out the initial drop. Sakura from Street
Super_Puzzle_Fighter_II_Turbo
Dutch footballer (born 2001)
Eredivisie titles and one KNVB Cup. He signed for Arsenal in July 2023, for an initial transfer fee of £34 million from Eredivisie club Ajax. Timber made 29 appearances
Jurriën_Timber
Amtrak service between Pittsburgh and New York
caused an initial drop of ridership in FY2020 of 39% on the route as compared to FY2019. The drop remained throughout FY2021, with a relative drop of 40.3%
Pennsylvanian_(train)
1994 American animated film
(2010) to rank as the second-highest-grossing animated film worldwide—later dropping to ninth, and then tenth, surpassed by its photorealistic CGI remake counterpart—and
The_Lion_King
Punctuation to signal the end of a sentence (.)
formed by dropping the end of a word are properly given a period, but doing the same to those where some portion of the middle is dropped, "is ill advised"
Full_stop
American internet entrepreneur and investor
launched technology-enabled law firm, Atrium. Kan raised $10.5 million in an initial "party" round of investment led by General Catalyst. In September 2018
Justin_Kan
Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters
names of the letters are sometimes spelled out in compound words and initialisms (e.g., tee-shirt, deejay, emcee, okay, etc.), derived forms (e.g., exed
English_alphabet
American film and distribution company
Picture and became the highest-grossing films of all time during their initial releases. Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association
Paramount_Pictures
Coalition customer loyalty program
connect. In August 2015, Drop raised a CA$1 million round of initial financing for launching the app. In October 2017, Drop raised a $5.5 million seed
Drop_(loyalty_program)
1986 nuclear accident in the Soviet Union
confirmed experimentally, and previous tests had ended unsuccessfully. An initial test carried out in 1982 indicated that the excitation voltage of the turbine-generator
Chernobyl_disaster
Knitting technique
endpoints of the stripe are specified by the initial increase and the point at which the first stitch was dropped. Drop-stitch stripes are usually vertical, since
Drop-stitch_knitting
1991 Japanese animated film
territories internationally has accrued a box-office total of $608,562. The initial 2008 Russian release on May 8 opened at $9,041 across three cinemas, finishing
Only_Yesterday_(1991_film)
INITIAL DROPPING
INITIAL DROPPING
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Sweet
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Phonetic Name Based on Initials; Combination of Initials J and D
Boy/Male
American, Australian
From the Initials J C
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Initials J and C Combined; Based on the Initials J C or an Abbreviation of Jacinda
Girl/Female
Tamil
The initial reality
Girl/Female
Indian
The initial reality
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
The Sprout; Initial
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Joy; Win
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Attractive; From the Initials J C
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Phonetic Name Based on Initials
Girl/Female
Spanish
Grace.
Girl/Female
Indian
A Planets of Jupiter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Earl, with the addition of an inorganic initial H-.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Osmer with an inorganic initial H-.
Girl/Female
Hindu
There is no ending. ne-no tal-ending, The forehead
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
Initials J and C Combined; Based on the Initials J C or an Abbreviation of Jacinda
Boy/Male
English
Phonetic name based on initials.
Boy/Male
English
Phonetic name based on initials.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Phonetic Name Based on Initials
Girl/Female
Hebrew, Indian, Spanish
Ann
INITIAL DROPPING
INITIAL DROPPING
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
Lamp of Remembrance of God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a crevice in rock, from Middle English clift ‘cleft’.English : probably a variant of Cliff.
Boy/Male
Arabic, German
Greatly Praised
Girl/Female
Muslim
Mercy
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stonemason, Anglo-Norman French machun, a Norman dialect variant of Old French masson (see Mason).
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, German, Teutonic
Tranquil Leader
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Beautiful
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire named Granby, from the Old Norse personal name Grani + bý ‘farmstead’.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Telugu
First Best
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Deer Eyes
INITIAL DROPPING
INITIAL DROPPING
INITIAL DROPPING
INITIAL DROPPING
INITIAL DROPPING
a.
Pertaining to an embryo, or the initial state of any organ; embryonic.
imp. & p. p.
of Initiate
a.
Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a list or series; as, the initial letters of a name.
adv.
In an inimical manner.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Initiate
imp. & p. p.
of Initial
a.
Beginning; predisposing; exciting; initial.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Instill
n.
The first letter of a word or a name.
a.
Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial symptoms of a disease.
a.
Inimical; unfriendly.
v. t.
To begin; to initiate.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Initial
a.
Hostile; inimical.
v. t.
To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.
adv.
In an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the beginning.
v. t.
To initiate; to introduce favorably.
imp. & p. p.
of Instill
a.
Inimical; hurtful.
v. t.
To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.