noun🔗ShareThe substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel."The ablaut in the verbs "study" and "studied" demonstrates a change in tense. "languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a vowel-containing linguistic component) To undergo a change of vowel."The vowel in "sing" ablauts to "sang" in the past tense and "sung" in the past participle. "languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to change a vowel."The teacher ablauts "sing" to "sang" when explaining the past tense. "languagegrammarlinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
