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ablaut
[ ahb-lout, ab-; German ahp-lout ]
noun
, Grammar.
- (in Indo-European languages) regular alternation in the internal phonological structure of a word element, especially alternation of a vowel, that is coordinated with a change in grammatical function or combination, as in English sing, sang, sung, song; apophony.
ablaut
/ ˈaplaut; ˈæblaʊt /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ablaut1
1840–50; < German, equivalent to ab- off + Laut sound
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ablaut1
German, coined 1819 by Jakob Grimm from ab off + Laut sound
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Example Sentences
The vowels vary within certain series of related vowels, called ablaut-series.
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The strong verbs form their preterite (originally the perfect) and past participle by means of ablaut ( 12).
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The non-reduplicated verbs are divided into six classes according to the six ablaut-series ( 12).
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The verbs of this class belong to the sixth ablaut-series ( 12), and accordingly have a in the present; uo in the pret.
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The verbs of this class belong to the fourth ablaut-series ( 12).
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