Zero-grade
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zero-grade is a noun meaning (Indo-European linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterized by the absence of the basic ablauting vowel phonemes */e/ and */o/.
Meaning
(Indo-European linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterized by the absence of the basic ablauting vowel phonemes */e/ and */o/.
Example Sentences
*bʰr̥- is the zero-grade of the Indo-European root *bʰer- meaning “to carry, bear”.
Word Forms
- zero-grades
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inflectionlessness, gradelessness, umlautlessness, aphesis, vowellessness, prefixlessness.
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