zero-grade
zero-grade · zero-grades
Schwundstufe, Nullstufe
In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterized by the…In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterized by the absence of the basic ablauting vowel phonemes */e/ and */o/.
Meaning
1 sensesIn Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterized by the absence of the basic ablauting vowel phonemes */e/ and */o/.
*bʰr̥- is the zero-grade of the Indo-European root *bʰer- meaning “to carry, bear”.
Schwundstufe, Nullstufe
Translations
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Origin
From zero + grade, as in gradation (“apophony”). Possibly after German Nullstufe.From zero + grade, as in gradation (“apophony”). Possibly after German Nullstufe.
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