ablaut
IPA: ˈeɪbɫˈɔt
noun
- (phonology) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
verb
- (intransitive, linguistics, of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
- (transitive, linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.
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Examples of "ablaut" in Sentences
- Ablaut and grammatical function.
- Subsequent development of ablaut.
- Otto Jespersen said of the ablaut,
- Glad you liked the Ablaut article.
- But the vowel change is not ablaut.
- English ablaut motivated compounding.
- The original spelling is, an ablaut of.
- Otto Jespersen said of the ablaut that,
- The primitive root is from, an ablaut of.
- He is rejecting the ablaut in favor of what