ablaut

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈɑbˌlaʊt/, /ˈɑpˌlaʊt/, /ˈæbˌlaʊt/

Noun

ablaut

1. (linguistics) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel. [Mid 19^th century.]

Synonyms

• (vowel) gradation, alternation, apophony

Related terms

• umlaut

Translations

• French: apophonie
• German: Ablaut (Vokalabstufung)
• Italian: apofonia
• Portuguese: ablaut, apofonia
• Russian: абла́ут
• Spanish: apofonía

Verb

ablaut (ablauts, present participle ablauting; past and past participle ablauted)

1. (intransitive, linguistics, of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
2. (transitive, linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.

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