Ablauting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɑbˌlaʊtˌɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ablauting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of ablaut.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of ablaut.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) experiencing an ablaut
- (linguistics) the process of vowel turning into its ablaut variant
Example Sentences
As an irregular verb, however, its past tense form is characterized by ablauting ('any vowel change that alternates') in which /e/ -> /o/ (/brek/ -> /brok/) and its past participle form is characterized by both ablauting and /(e)n/ addition.
PIE nouns, adjectives, and verbs can be divided into two basic groups based on their inflectional patterns: those that had an ablauting short vowel, e or o (in shorthand -e/o-), directly before the inflectional endings (the case-endings in nouns or adjectives, the personal endings in verbs), and those with no such vowel.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gradation, vocalic, babblative, alloglot, velal, slumping.
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