akanye

English

Alternative forms

akanje

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian а́канье (ákanʹje).

Noun

akanye (uncountable)

(phonology) A case of vowel reduction in Slavic languages; the merger of pretonic non-high vowel phonemes (/o/, /e/ and /a/).

Translations

(phonology) a case of vowel reduction in Slavic languages

Belarusian: а́канне n (ákannje)
Russian: а́канье (ru) n (ákanʹje)

Ukrainian: а́кання (uk) n (ákannja)

Coordinate terms

okanye

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