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nasal mutation

nasal mutation noun: an alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.

Noun

nasal mutation (countable and uncountable, plural nasal mutations)

  1. An alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.

Forms of nasal mutation

pluralnasal mutations

Questions about nasal mutation

What does nasal mutation mean?
Nasal mutation means an alteration of the initial consonant of a word which occurs in certain Celtic languages under particular linguistic circumstances.
What part of speech is nasal mutation?
Nasal mutation is a noun.
What is the plural of nasal mutation?
The plural of nasal mutation is nasal mutations.

Words near nasal mutation in the dictionary

  1. nasal indexes
  2. nasal infix
  3. nasal irrigation
  4. nasal irrigations
  5. nasal lavage
  6. nasal mutation
  7. nasal mutations
  8. nasal nerve
  9. nasal nerves
  10. nasal obstruction
  11. nasal obstructions

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