Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verner's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vern-er's law
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A sound law describing the voicing of voiceless fricatives in early Proto-Germanic, due to placement of the accent on a word.

Example Sentences

"The discovery of Verner's law provided an explanation for the medial voiced plosive in Old English fæder "father"."

Etymology

Named after Danish linguist Karl Verner (1846–1896).

Questions

What does verner's law mean?: A sound law describing the voicing of voiceless fricatives in early Proto-Germanic, due to placement of the accent on a word.
Where does verner's law come from?: Named after Danish linguist Karl Verner (1846–1896).

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