apophony

English

Etymology

From French apophonie, from apo- + Ancient Greek φωνή (phone, “sound”).

Noun

apophony (plural apophonies)

1. (phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).

Synonyms

• ablaut
• gradation
• stem mutation
• consonant mutation
• consonant gradation

Translations

alternation of sounds within a word

• Finnish: äännevaihtelu (fi)
• French: apophonie (fr) f
• German: Ablaut (de) m
• Greek: ετεροίωση (el) (eteroíosi) f
• Irish: grádaíocht (ga) f

• Italian: apofonia (it) f
• Latvian: ablauts (lv)
• Lithuanian: abliautas (lt)
• Portuguese: apofonia (pt) f
• Spanish: apofonía (es) f

See also

• Apophony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia