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Rareablaut
The correct spelling is ablaut.
How to pronounce ablaut
noun
IPA: /ˈæbˌlaʊt/
Say it like: Abl-aut
The correct spelling is ablaut. The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get and got; sing and song; hang and hung,…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
verb
- 1.(of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
- 2.To cause to change a vowel.
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