apophony
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French apophonie, from French apo- + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), after Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).
NounEdit
apophony (countable and uncountable, plural apophonies)
- (phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).
SynonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
alternation of sounds within a word — see ablaut
