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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈpɒfəni/ === Noun === apophony (countable and uncountable, plural apophonies) (phonetics) Modification of an internal vowel sound in a word or linguistic root, especially so as to establish a lexical distinction. Synonym: antiphony Near-synonyms: ablaut, gradation, vowel mutation ==== Usage notes ==== Apophony is often used synonymously with ablaut, but recent sources sometimes distinguish apophony as a lexical rather than grammatical feature: thus the words tip and top exhibit apophony, and tip-top is an apophonic reduplication. ==== Derived terms ==== apophonic ==== Translations ==== === See also === Category:English apophonic reduplications === References === === Further reading === apophony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia