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metaphony Philol.|mɛˈtæfənɪ|
[a. F. métaphonie, f. Gr. µετα- meta- + ϕωνή sound.]
A term proposed to take the place of umlaut. Hence metaˈphonic a.; metaˈphonical a., metaˈphonized ppl. a.
1894V. Henry Comp. Gram. Eng. & Germ. ii. i. §4. 1950 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1949 23 The name apophony may be retained for the quantitative alternations, and..the qualitative alternations may be distinguished as metaphony. 1953K. H. Jackson Lang. & Hist. Early Brit. 371, -áu̯i- > eu appears to be due to metaphony rather than to palatalisation. 1957Archivum Linguisticum IX. 107 Metaphonic Spanish and Portuguese verbs. 1970Ibid. I. 22 Moreover, in Lena all adjectives of the type blanco have three forms: one ending in -u which undergoes metaphony and is used in agreement with masc. nouns. 1973A. H. Sommerstein Sound Pattern Anc. Greek ii. 76 There are three main ablaut rules—Vṛddhi, Vowel Weakening and e/o ablaut or metaphony. |