Word of the Day – Ablaut

Ablaut (noun)

ab-lawt

Alternation in the vowels of related word forms, especially in Germanic strong verbs (e.g. in sing, sang, sung)

Mid 19th century: from German, from ab ‘off’ + Laut ‘sound’.

Example sentences

“When ablaut is a regular feature of a language’s grammar, it is often called vowel gradation.”