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ablaut

(n): a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
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10 months ago reesetee said:

Oooh! Nice word too! Thanks, colleen.

11 months ago colleen said:

fantastic word, and it reminded me to add bliaut, which is not at all similiar.

11 months ago reesetee said:

A vowel change, characteristic of Indo-European languages, that accompanies a change in grammatical function: for example, the i, a, and u in sing, sang, sung.

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