apophony

English

Etymology

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

Noun

apophony (countable and uncountable, plural apophonies)

  1. (phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).

Synonyms

Translations
alternation of sounds within a word — see ablaut

See also
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