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Thurneysen's law

Thurneysen's law proper noun: a proposed sound law concerning the alternation of voiced and voiceless fricatives in certain affixes in Gothic.

Proper noun

Thurneysen's law

  1. A proposed sound law concerning the alternation of voiced and voiceless fricatives in certain affixes in Gothic.

Origin of Thurneysen's law

Introduced by comparative linguist Rudolf Thurneysen.

Questions about Thurneysen's law

What does Thurneysen's law mean?
Thurneysen's law means a proposed sound law concerning the alternation of voiced and voiceless fricatives in certain affixes in Gothic.
What part of speech is Thurneysen's law?
Thurneysen's law is a proper noun.

Words near Thurneysen's law in the dictionary

  1. Thurmonds
  2. Thurmons
  3. Thurnby
  4. Thurnby and Bushby
  5. Thurner
  6. Thurneysen's law
  7. Thurnham
  8. Thurnhams
  9. Thurnian
  10. Thurnscoe
  11. Thurow

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