ablaut

Speech parts

1. ablaut - Noun

2. ablaut - Verb

Meaning

The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung.

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A few verbs have palatalization in the active along with s in the 3rd singular, but no palatalization and no s in the mediopassive, along with no root ablaut (the vowel reflects PToch ë). Source: Internet

In addition, four subjunctive classes differ from the corresponding indicative classes, two "special subjunctive" classes with differing suffixes and two "varying subjunctive" classes with root ablaut reflecting the PIE perfect. Source: Internet

In the first three pairs of vowels, Bomhard is attempting to specify the subphonemic variation involved, inasmuch as that variation led to some of the vowel gradation ( ablaut ) and vowel harmony patterning found in various daughter languages. Source: Internet

In addition, nouns of e-stems have an ablaut of long vowel ė in nominative and short vowel e /ɛ/ in vocative. Source: Internet

Frequently mentioned is Esperanto's agglutinative morphology based on invariant morphemes, and the subsequent lack of ablaut (internal inflection of its roots ), which Zamenhof himself thought would prove alien to non-Indo-European language speakers. Source: Internet

Both root and suffix ablaut is still well-represented, although again with significant innovations. Source: Internet

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