See also Ablaut
English[]
Etymology[]
From German Ablaut (“‘off-sound’”) < ab (“‘off’”) + laut (“‘sound’”).
Noun[]
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Ablaut ({{{1}}})
- (linguistics) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
Synonyms[]
- gradation, alternation, apophony
Derived terms[]
- ablauting
Translations[]
substitution of one root vowel for another
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- Vietnamese: Aplau
Serbo-Croatian[]
Etymology[]
From German Ablaut.
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /ǎblaut/
Noun[]
àblaut m. (Cyrillic spelling а̀блаут)
Declension[]
declension of Ablaut
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nominative | àblaut | ablauti |
genitive | ablauta | ablauta |
dative | ablautu | ablautima |
accusative | ablaut | ablaute |
vocative | ablaute | ablauti |
locative | ablautu | ablautima |
instrumental | ablautom | ablautima |
Synonyms[]
- prévoj / prijévoj
et:ablaut id:ablaut hu:ablaut nl:ablaut ru:ablaut ta:ablaut tr:ablaut uk:ablaut vi:ablaut