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vowel vs ablaut

ablaut vs vowel

vowel and ablaut both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vowel Yes No No No
ablaut Yes No No No
As nouns, ablaut is a hyponym of vowel; that is, ablaut is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vowel:
  • vowel: a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
  • ablaut: a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
vowel (noun) ablaut (noun)
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
Difference between vowel and ablaut

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