regressive assimilation
English edit
Examples |
---|
femin(a) + -la → femella. The -n- is assimilated to the following -l-. |
Noun edit
regressive assimilation (countable and uncountable, plural regressive assimilations)
- (phonetics, phonology) An assimilation whereby a sound becomes more like the following sound.
Translations edit
phonology: sound change process
|