Definition of ablaut Ablaut
ab•laut
We found 7 definitions of ablaut from 6 different sources.
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What does ablaut mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: ablauts |
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| ablaut - a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song) | ||
| vowel sound, vowel a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ablaut (Verb)
To undergo a change of vowel. - ablaut (Verb)
To cause to change a vowel.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ablaut (n.)
The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ablaut
The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning, such as "get, gat, got"; "sing, song"; "hang, hung".
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ablaut
ab′lowt, n. (philol.) vowel permutation, a substitution of one root vowel for another in derivation, as in sing, sang, song, sung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel, as in the Umlaut. It is especially the change of a vowel to indicate tense-change in strong verbs. [Ger., from ab, off, and laut, sound.]
Part of speech
🔤- ablaut, noun, singular of ablauts.
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