laʊt, ˈæb-; noun Grammar.
(in Indo-European languages) regular alternation in the internal phonological structure of a word element, especially alternation of a vowel, that is coordinated with a change in grammatical function or combination, as in English sing, sang, sung, song; apophony.
Origin:
1840–50; < German, equivalent to ab- off + Laut sound
1840–50; < German, equivalent to ab- off + Laut sound
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| —n | |
| linguistics See gradation vowel gradation, esp in Indo-European languages | |
| [German, coined 1819 by Jakob Grimm from ab off + Laut sound] | |
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Ablaut
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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ablaut
vowel gradation, 1849, from Ger. Ablaut, lit. "off-sound," coined by J.P. Zweigel in 1568 from ab "off" + Laut "sound, tone," from O.H.G. hlut (see listen). Popularized by Jacob Grimm.
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