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Verner alternations

Verner alternations is the plural of Verner alternation.

Meaning of Verner alternation

Noun

Verner alternation (countable and uncountable, plural Verner alternations)

  1. (Indo-European-studies) The alternation between consonants in different forms of a word stem in the Germanic languages, as a result of Verner's law.

Questions about Verner alternations

What is Verner alternations the plural of?
Verner alternations is the plural of Verner alternation.

Words near Verner alternations in the dictionary

  1. Vernayaz
  2. Verne
  3. Vernean
  4. Verner
  5. Verner alternation
  6. Verner alternations
  7. Verner's law
  8. Verner-Morrison syndrome
  9. Vernerian
  10. Vernes
  11. verneshot

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