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ablauting

Syllables: ab·lowt·ing/ɑbˌlaʊtˌɪŋ/

ablauting is the present participle and gerund of ablaut.

Meaning of ablaut

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To undergo a change of vowel.
    • This root must once have ablauted, given the associated nominal derivatives prthii- 'broad', prthivl- 'earth'. However, it does not ablaut at all in its verbal forms.1983, Stephanie W. Jamison, Function and Form in the -áya-formations of the Rig Veda and ..., page 209
  2. (transitive) To cause to change a vowel.

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Adjective

ablauting (not comparable)

  1. experiencing an ablaut
    • 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...2004, Benjamin W. Fortson, Indo-European language and culture, page 77

Noun

ablauting (uncountable)

  1. the process of vowel turning into its ablaut variant
    • 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.2000, Richard V. Teschner, Eston Evans, Analyzing the grammar of English, page 48

Questions about ablauting

What does ablauting mean?
Ablauting means experiencing an ablaut.
What is ablauting the present participle and gerund of?
Ablauting is the present participle and gerund of ablaut.
What part of speech is ablauting?
Ablauting can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce ablauting?
Ablauting is pronounced /ɑbˌlaʊtˌɪŋ/.

Words near ablauting in the dictionary

  1. ablativity
  2. ablator
  3. ablators
  4. ablaut
  5. ablauted
  6. ablauting
  7. ablauts
  8. ablaze
  9. able
  10. able bodied
  11. able rating

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