ablaut

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. verb To undergo a change of vowel.
3. verb To cause to change a vowel.

Similar words

gradation vocalic alternation vowel mutation allophone allophonics labdacismus backformation labdacism alternant

Often followed by

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Word family

ablauts