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quantitative metathesis

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

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences

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Synonyms: transfer of quantity

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kvantitatiivinen metateesi — Translations
  • French: métathèse de quantité — Translations
  • German: Quantitätsmetathese — Translations
  • Greek: μετάθεση ποσότητας (metáthesi posótitas) — Translations
  • Greek: αντιμετάθεση χρόνου (antimetáthesi chrónou) — Translations
  • Greek: αντιμεταχώρηση (antimetachórisi) — Translations
  • Polish: metateza kwantytatywna — Translations
  • Russian: коли́чественная метате́за (kolíčestvennaja metatéza) — Translations