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apofonia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ablaut noun Ablaut is a pattern in which a word's root vowel changes to mark a related shift in meaning or grammatical function.

Senses

apofonia is used for these senses in English:

  • ablaut (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. [Mid 19th century.]

ablaut — full definition

  1. noun Ablaut is a pattern in which a word's root vowel changes to mark a related shift in meaning or grammatical function.
  2. verb To ablaut is for a word's vowel to change, or to cause such a vowel change, as a way of marking a shift in meaning or grammar.
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