quantitative metathesis

== English == === Noun === quantitative metathesis (countable and uncountable, plural quantitative metatheses) (prosody) A form of metathesis or transposition involving quantity or vowel length, by which two neighboring vowels – one long, one short – switch their lengths, so that the long one becomes short, and the short one becomes long. Synonym: transfer of quantity ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === quantitative metathesis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia