ablaut

See also: Ablaut

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ablaut (“sound gradation”), which is from ab- or ab (“down, off”), + Laut (“sound”). Ab is used here in the sense of “deviating, varying” as in Abgott (“god other than the true God”), Abart (“different sort, variety, anomality”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbˌlaʊt/, /ˈɑpˌlaʊt/, /ˈæbˌlaʊt/

Noun

ablaut (countable and uncountable, plural ablauts)

1. (linguistics) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel. [Mid 19^th century.]

Synonyms

• (vowel) gradation, alternation, apophony

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ablauting

Related terms

Related terms

• umlaut

Translations

substitution of one root vowel for another

• Armenian: ձայնդարձ (hy) (jayndarj)
• Czech: kmenostup m, střída f
• Danish: aflyd c
• Dutch: ablaut (nl) m, klankwisseling m, klinkerwisseling (nl) m
• Faroese: avljóð n
• Finnish: äännevaihtelu (fi), ablaut (fi)
• French: apophonie (fr) f
• Georgian: აბლაუტი (ablauṭi)
• German: Ablaut (de) m (Vokalabstufung f)
• Greek: μετάπτωση (el) f (metáptosi)
• Icelandic: hljóðskipti n pl
• Irish: ablabht, grádaíocht f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: apofonia f
• Latvian: ablauts
• Lithuanian: abliautas (lt)
• Polish: przegłos (pl) m
• Portuguese: ablaut m, apofonia (pt) f
• Romanian: apofonie (ro) f, ablaut (ro) n
• Russian: абла́ут (ru) m (abláut), абля́ут (ru) m (abljáut), апофони́я (ru) f (apofoníja)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̀блаут m, (Ekavian and Ijekavian) пре́вој m, (Ijekavian) прије́вој m

  Roman: àblaut (sh) m, (Ekavian and Ijekavian) prévoj (sh) m, (Ijekavian) prijévoj (sh) m

• Spanish: apofonía (es) f
• Swedish: avljud (sv) n

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Translations to be checked

• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} Aplau
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Verb

ablaut (third-person singular simple present ablauts, present participle ablauting, simple past and past participle ablauted)

1. (intransitive, linguistics, of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
2. (transitive, linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.

See also

• Apophony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• tabula

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑblɑut/, [ˈɑ̝blɑ̝ut̪]
• Hyphenation: ab‧laut

Noun

ablaut

1. (linguistics) ablaut

Declension

Inflection of ablaut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		ablaut	ablautit
genitive		ablautin	ablautien
partitive		ablautia	ablauteja
illative		ablautiin	ablauteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ablaut	ablautit
accusative	nom.	ablaut	ablautit
	gen.	ablautin
genitive		ablautin	ablautien
partitive		ablautia	ablauteja
inessive		ablautissa	ablauteissa
elative		ablautista	ablauteista
illative		ablautiin	ablauteihin
adessive		ablautilla	ablauteilla
ablative		ablautilta	ablauteilta
allative		ablautille	ablauteille
essive		ablautina	ablauteina
translative		ablautiksi	ablauteiksi
abessive		ablautitta	ablauteitta
instructive		—	ablautein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ablaut (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ablautini ablautini accusative nom. ablautini ablautini gen. ablautini genitive ablautini ablautieni partitive ablautiani ablautejani inessive ablautissani ablauteissani elative ablautistani ablauteistani illative ablautiini ablauteihini adessive ablautillani ablauteillani ablative ablautiltani ablauteiltani allative ablautilleni ablauteilleni essive ablautinani ablauteinani translative ablautikseni ablauteikseni abessive ablautittani ablauteittani instructive — — comitative — ablauteineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ablautisi ablautisi accusative nom. ablautisi ablautisi gen. ablautisi genitive ablautisi ablautiesi partitive ablautiasi ablautejasi inessive ablautissasi ablauteissasi elative ablautistasi ablauteistasi illative ablautiisi ablauteihisi adessive ablautillasi ablauteillasi ablative ablautiltasi ablauteiltasi allative ablautillesi ablauteillesi essive ablautinasi ablauteinasi translative ablautiksesi ablauteiksesi abessive ablautittasi ablauteittasi instructive — — comitative — ablauteinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ablautimme ablautimme accusative nom. ablautimme ablautimme gen. ablautimme genitive ablautimme ablautiemme partitive ablautiamme ablautejamme inessive ablautissamme ablauteissamme elative ablautistamme ablauteistamme illative ablautiimme ablauteihimme adessive ablautillamme ablauteillamme ablative ablautiltamme ablauteiltamme allative ablautillemme ablauteillemme essive ablautinamme ablauteinamme translative ablautiksemme ablauteiksemme abessive ablautittamme ablauteittamme instructive — — comitative — ablauteinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ablautinne ablautinne accusative nom. ablautinne ablautinne gen. ablautinne genitive ablautinne ablautienne partitive ablautianne ablautejanne inessive ablautissanne ablauteissanne elative ablautistanne ablauteistanne illative ablautiinne ablauteihinne adessive ablautillanne ablauteillanne ablative ablautiltanne ablauteiltanne allative ablautillenne ablauteillenne essive ablautinanne ablauteinanne translative ablautiksenne ablauteiksenne abessive ablautittanne ablauteittanne instructive — — comitative — ablauteinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ablautinsa ablautinsa accusative nom. ablautinsa ablautinsa gen. ablautinsa genitive ablautinsa ablautiensa partitive ablautiaan ablautiansa ablautejaan ablautejansa inessive ablautissaan ablautissansa ablauteissaan ablauteissansa elative ablautistaan ablautistansa ablauteistaan ablauteistansa illative ablautiinsa ablauteihinsa adessive ablautillaan ablautillansa ablauteillaan ablauteillansa ablative ablautiltaan ablautiltansa ablauteiltaan ablauteiltansa allative ablautilleen ablautillensa ablauteilleen ablauteillensa essive ablautinaan ablautinansa ablauteinaan ablauteinansa translative ablautikseen ablautiksensa ablauteikseen ablauteiksensa abessive ablautittaan ablautittansa ablauteittaan ablauteittansa instructive — — comitative — ablauteineen ablauteinensa

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Portuguese

Noun

ablaut m (plural s)

1. (linguistics) ablaut (substitution of one root vowel for another)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ablaut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎblaut/

Noun

àblaut m (Cyrillic spelling а̀блаут)

1. (linguistics) ablaut (substitution of one root vowel for another)

Declension

Declension of ablaut

	singular	plural
nominative	àblaut	ablauti
genitive	ablauta	ablauta
dative	ablautu	ablautima
accusative	ablaut	ablaute
vocative	ablaute	ablauti
locative	ablautu	ablautima
instrumental	ablautom	ablautima

Synonyms

• prévoj / prijévoj