ablaut

ab·laut

 (äb′lout′, äp′-)

n.

A vowel change, characteristic of Indo-European languages, that accompanies a change in grammatical function; for example, i, a, u in sing, sang, sung. Also called apophony, gradation.

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[German : ab, off (from Middle High German ab, abe, from Old High German aba; see apo- in Indo-European roots) + Laut, sound (from Middle High German lūt, from Old High German hlūt; see kleu- in Indo-European roots).]

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ablaut

(ˈæblaʊt; German ˈaplaut)

n

(Linguistics) linguistics vowel gradation, esp in Indo-European languages. See gradation⁵

[German, coined 1819 by Jakob Grimm from ab off + Laut sound]

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ab•laut

(ˈɑp laʊt, ˈæb-, ˈɑb-)

n.

(esp. in Indo-European languages) regular alternation of vowels in a word element, reflecting a change in grammatical function, as in English sing, sang, sung, song.

[1840–50; < German, =ab- off + Laut sound]

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ablaut

A change in the vowel in different forms of a verb, such as tenses, for example “hang” and “hung.”

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ablaut - a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song) gradation, grade - a degree of ablaut vowel, vowel sound - a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

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Translations

Ablaut

аблаутабляут

ablaut

n → Ablaut m

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