Associations to the word «Ablaut»
Wiktionary
ABLAUT, noun. (linguistics) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel. [Mid 19th century.]
ABLAUT, verb. (intransitive) (linguistics) (of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel.
ABLAUT, verb. (transitive) (linguistics) To cause to change a vowel.
Dictionary definition
ABLAUT, noun. A vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song).
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.