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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).





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... related to one another in different ways, the most important of which are mutation (umlaut), fracture (brechung), and gradation (ablaut). ...
— An Icelandic Primer - With Grammar, Notes, and Glossary • Henry Sweet


Words linked to "Ablaut" :   vowel sound, gradation, vowel, grade


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