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ablaut
[ ahb-lout, ab-; German ahp-lout ]
/ ˈɑb laʊt, ˈæb-; German ˈɑp laʊt /
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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.
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Origin of ablaut
1840–50; <German, equivalent to ab- off + Laut sound
Words nearby ablaut
ablate, ablation, ablative, ablative absolute, ablator, ablaut, ablaze, able, able-bodied, able-bodied seaman, abled
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British Dictionary definitions for ablaut
ablaut
/ (ˈæblaʊt, German ˈaplaut) /
noun
Word Origin for ablaut
German, coined 1819 by Jakob Grimm from ab off + Laut sound
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