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noun
A vowel appended to the end of a root (with which it constitutes a stem), before the ending.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Indo-European-studies
Topics: human-sciences, linguistic-morphology, linguistics, morphology, sciences
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Synonyms: stem vowel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stem vowel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vowel, vowel sound
History
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Across languages
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