ablaut
n. vowel which is changed to indicate distinction in meaning or grammatical function | ||||
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Ablaut Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Ablaut
(n.)
The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung.
(n.)
The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung.
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ablaut
Noun
1. a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
(hypernym) vowel, vowel sound
(hyponym) grade, gradation
Noun
1. a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
(hypernym) vowel, vowel sound
(hyponym) grade, gradation
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ablaut
ablaut
\ab"laut\ (&?;), n. [ger., off-sound; ab off + laut sound.] (philol.) the substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung.
ablaut
\ab"laut\ (&?;), n. [ger., off-sound; ab off + laut sound.] (philol.) the substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung.
Ablaut Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Apophony
In linguistics, apophony (also ablaut, gradation, alternation, internal modification, stem modification, stem alternation, replacive morphology, stem mutation, internal inflection) is the alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).
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