Ablaut

What do we mean by ablaut?

A vowel change, characteristic of Indo-European languages, that accompanies a change in grammatical function; for example, i, a, u in sing, sang, sung. noun

In philology, a substitution of one vowel for another in the body of the root of a word, accompanying a modification of use or meaning: as, bind, band, bound, bond, German bund; more especially, the change of a vowel to indicate tense-change in strong verbs, instead of the addition of a syllable (-ed), as in weak verbs: as, get, gat, got; sink, sank, sunk. noun

The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung. noun

A vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song) noun

The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel.

Ablaut is the unexplainable exceptions to standard rules some words exhibit, also a meme. Everything can be explained by Ablaut. Ablaut is always the answer. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to ablaut:
ablaut, anlaut, ablauf.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word ablaut:
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Words that rhyme with ablaut:
tablet, ablet, cablet, gablet, memorial tablet, sleeping tablet.

Adjectives that are often used to describe ablaut:
qualitative, quantitative, vocalic, european, verbal, paradigmatic, consonant, germanic, consonantal, secondary, akzent, grade, indoeuropean, simple, symbolic, productive, english, diminutive, german, strong.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ablaut:
rule, pattern, grades, series, system, classes, rules, grade, forms, alternations, form, class, alternation, variation, verbs, variations, formation, vowel, patterns, nouns, changes, relationship, process, change, vowels, relation, variants, phenomena, gradation, variant, theory, derivation, punning, types, stems, stages.

Consonant match to ablaut:
oblate, ablate, ablet, herblet, er blitt.

Words that sound like ablaut:
ablaut, ablet, ablute, oblate, ablate, oblite, elite, ably, elit, ablest, ableist, ablush, applaud, applet, abought, aplite, uplight, about, alot, a lot, allot, all-out, abid, apat, abler, hublot, apeshit, splot, ayotte, all out, aiglet, eyot, capelet, job lot, hbot, applause, ablaze, alight, applied, abate, goblet, elate, abbot, abbott, abet, abit, abut, eyelet, obit, alit, islet, giblet, hoblit, doublet, applaus, a bit, alite, niblet, alate, elat, eilat, niblett, alouette, alet, aleut, i bet, elote, noblitt, abla, ayelet, noblet, ebit, elute, ibit, abbitt, ablow, abat, abbate, ellett, ellet, nooblet, claut, ebla, elot, claught, obla, alette, abite, ibet, ilit, alat, noblett, neblett, gablet, illite, cablet, ibla, -ably, ilat, oak blight.