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i-mutation

i-mutation noun: a type of sound change in which a vowel's place of articulation is raised (becomes more close) under the influence of a following /i/, /j/ or similar sound.

Noun

i-mutation

  1. A type of sound change in which a vowel's place of articulation is raised (becomes more close) under the influence of a following /i/, /j/ or similar sound.
    Synonyms:
    umlaut, i-umlaut

Synonyms of i-mutation

Questions about i-mutation

What does i-mutation mean?
I-mutation means a type of sound change in which a vowel's place of articulation is raised (becomes more close) under the influence of a following /i/, /j/ or similar sound.
What part of speech is i-mutation?
I-mutation is a noun.

Words near i-mutation in the dictionary

  1. I-hood
  2. I-Kiribati
  3. I-lan
  4. I-language
  5. I-ling
  6. i-mutation
  7. I-ness
  8. I-nesses
  9. I-ning
  10. I-novel
  11. I-novels

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