apophonie

French

Etymology

Calque of German Ablaut, coined from the Ancient Greek roots apo- +‎ -phonie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɔ.fɔ.ni/

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Noun

apophonie f (plural apophonies)

1. (phonetics, linguistic morphology) apophony (alternation of sounds within a word), ablaut

Further reading

• “apophonie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.