anaphonesis
Meanings
noun
- The raising of /e/, /o/ to /i/, /u/ before certain consonantal environments, mainly [ŋ] and /ʎ/, occurring originally in some Tuscan dialects, and thus in Standard Italian.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian anafonesi (“anaphonesis”), from ana- (“up”) + Ancient Greek φώνησις (phṓnēsis, “sound”).
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