apophony

Meaning

Modification of an internal vowel sound in a word or linguistic root, especially so as to establish a lexical distinction.

Synonyms

umlaut

Translations

apofonía

apofonia

Ablaut

apophonie

Etymology

From French apophonie, from French apo- + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), after Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).