Definitions from Wiktionary (ablaut)
▸ noun: (phonology) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
▸ verb: (intransitive, linguistics, of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
▸ verb: (transitive, linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.
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▸ noun: (phonology) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.
▸ verb: (intransitive, linguistics, of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
▸ verb: (transitive, linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.
Similar:
gradation,
alternation,
vowel mutation,
allophone,
allophonics,
labdacismus,
backformation,
labdacism,
alternant,
back formation,
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qualitative,
quantitative,
vocalic,
european,
verbal,
paradigmatic,
consonant,
germanic,
consonantal,
secondary,
akzent
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