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o-grade

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a Proto-Indo-European root, characterised by the presence of the */o/ vowel phoneme in place of */e/.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Indo-European-studies, uncountable

Examples

  • Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos) is a reflex of *ǵónh1os (“race”), which is itself an o-grade derivative of the root *ǵenh1- (“to beget; to produce, bear”).

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