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Dahl's law

Dahl's law proper noun: a voicing dissimilation rule in some Northeast Bantu languages.

Proper noun

Dahl's law

  1. A voicing dissimilation rule in some Northeast Bantu languages.
    • Bantu has been the object of appeal by adherents of Holtzmann's law (q.v.). As to Dahl's law in that group of languages, it has indeed affinities with several IE laws, but seems not unlike Grassmann's to most who quote it.1985 January 1, N. E. Collinge, The Laws of Indo-European, John Benjamins Publishing, →ISBN, page 279

Origin of Dahl's law

Calque of German Dahlsche Gesetz, coined by Carl Meinhof.

Questions about Dahl's law

What does Dahl's law mean?
Dahl's law means a voicing dissimilation rule in some Northeast Bantu languages.
What part of speech is Dahl's law?
Dahl's law is a proper noun.

Words near Dahl's law in the dictionary

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  2. Dahl appliance
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  4. Dahl effect
  5. Dahl's acid
  6. Dahl's law
  7. Dahlberg
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  9. Dahlbergian
  10. Dahle
  11. Dahlem

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