English Explanatory Dictionary

quantitative metathesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of metathesis or transposition involving quantity or vowel length, by which two neighboring vowels – one long, one short – switch their lengths, so that the long one becomes short, and the short one becomes long.

Word forms

quantitative metathesis quantitative metatheses

Synonyms

transfer of quantity
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