ABLAUT

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ablaut mean? 

• ABLAUT (noun)
  The noun ABLAUT has 1 sense:

1. a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)

  Familiarity information: ABLAUT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABLAUT (noun)

Meaning:

A vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ablaut" is a kind of...):

vowel; vowel sound (a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ablaut"):

gradation; grade (a degree of ablaut)