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verner alternation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
vern-er al-ter-na-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The alternation between consonants in different forms of a word stem in the Germanic languages, as a result of Verner's law.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Verner's law, itself named after 19th century Danish linguist Karl Verner.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Verner alternations (plural)

Synonyms

grammatical alternation grammatischer Wechsel

Questions

What does verner alternation mean?
The alternation between consonants in different forms of a word stem in the Germanic languages, as a result of Verner's law.
Where does verner alternation come from?
From Verner's law, itself named after 19th century Danish linguist Karl Verner.

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