ABLAUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ablaut" is a kind of...):

vowel; vowel sound (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ablaut"):

gradation; grade (a degree of ablaut)

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