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metafonia.

metaphony (sound change in which a vowel’s pronunciation is affected by another)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/me.ta.foˈni.ɐ/Brazil/mɨ.tɐ.fuˈni.ɐ/Portugal
  1. metaphony (sound change in which a vowel’s pronunciation is affected by another)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-)bor. Portuguese meta- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek -εία (-eía)der. Portuguese -ia Portuguese -fonia Portuguese metafonia From meta- + -fonia.

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