Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joret line

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: joret -line
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An isogloss used in the linguistics of the langues d'oïl. Dialects north of the line have preserved Vulgar Latin /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/; dialects south of the line have palatalized /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/.

Etymology

First identified by Charles Joret and published in 1883.

Questions

What does joret line mean?: An isogloss used in the linguistics of the langues d'oïl. Dialects north of the line have preserved Vulgar Latin /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/; dialects south of the line have palatalized /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/.
Where does joret line come from?: First identified by Charles Joret and published in 1883.

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