ablaut

ab·laut

A0017200 (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.

[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).]

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]

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

Thesaurus

Noun

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

Translations

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(äp`lout) [Ger.,=off-sound], in inflectioninflection,
in grammar. In many languages, words or parts of words are arranged in formally similar sets consisting of a root, or base, and various affixes. Thus walking, walks, walker have in common the root walk and the affixes -ing, -s, and -er.
..... Click the link for more information. , vowel variation (as in English sing, sang, sung, song) caused by former differences in syllabic accent. In a prehistoric period the corresponding inflected forms of the language (known through internal reconstruction) had differences in accent rather than in vowel. Phonological change resulted in alteration of syllable structure and in vowel gradation. See umlautumlaut
[Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. In this instance it is the end product of the effect of a y (long since disappeared) that was present in the plural; the y
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noun a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)

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