vowel harmony
A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be…A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations.
» Vowel harmony is important in the Hungarian language.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations.
Vowel harmony is an important aspect of Mongolian.
Vokalharmonie, Synharmonismus
сингармони́змsingarmonízm, гармония гласныхgarmonija glasnyx
сингармоні́змsynharmonízm, гармо́нія го́лоснихharmónija hólosnyx
Examples
1 sentencesVowel harmony is important in the Hungarian language.
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Forms
plural: vowel harmonies| Singular | vowel harmony |
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Synonyms
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