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thematic vowel

thematic vowel noun: a vowel appended to the end of a root (with which it constitutes a stem), before the ending.

Noun

thematic vowel (plural thematic vowels)

  1. (Indo-European-studies) A vowel appended to the end of a root (with which it constitutes a stem), before the ending.
    Synonyms:
    stem vowel

Synonyms of thematic vowel

  • stem vowel

Forms of thematic vowel

pluralthematic vowels

Questions about thematic vowel

What does thematic vowel mean?
Thematic vowel means a vowel appended to the end of a root (with which it constitutes a stem), before the ending.
What part of speech is thematic vowel?
Thematic vowel is a noun.
What is the plural of thematic vowel?
The plural of thematic vowel is thematic vowels.

Words near thematic vowel in the dictionary

  1. thematic maps
  2. thematic relation
  3. thematic relations
  4. thematic role
  5. thematic roles
  6. thematic vowel
  7. thematic vowels
  8. thematical
  9. thematically
  10. thematicise
  11. thematicised

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