apophony
English
Etymology
From French apophonie, from apo- + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).
Noun
apophony (countable and uncountable, plural apophonies)
- (phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).
Translations
alternation of sounds within a word — see ablaut
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