ABLAUT

ablaut

Noun

  1. The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, , , and ; and ; and , distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.

Verb

  1. To undergo a change of vowel.
  2. To cause to change a vowel.


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