metaphony

Noun

Meaning

metaphony (uncountable)

(phonology) A sound change in which a vowel's pronunciation is affected by another.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Metaphony is most extensive in the Italo-Romance languages, and applies to nearly all languages in Italy; however, it is absent from Tuscan, and hence from standard Italian. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

metaphonize metaphonological metaphonology metaphor metaphoreme metaphoric