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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmetátese
Pronunciation / Transliteration: metátese
"A metátese ocorre quando dois sons trocam de posição na palavra."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The transposition of sounds or syllables within a word, such as the historical shift from Old English 'bridd' to Modern English 'bird'.
"The pronunciation of 'comfortable' often undergoes metathesis in casual speech, resulting in 'comfterble'." - 2
A chemical reaction in which two compounds exchange elements or groups to form new compounds.
"Double displacement reactions in chemistry are classic examples of chemical metathesis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'metathesis', meaning 'transposition', formed from 'meta-' (change) and 'thesis' (placing). Entered English in the late 16th century via Late Latin to describe the phonological process where sounds or syllables switch places within a word.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Metathesis" is said worldwide
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métathèse
Transliteration: métathèse
"La métathèse est un phénomène phonétique courant dans l'évolution des langues."
Metathese
Transliteration: Metathese
"Die Metathese beschreibt die Vertauschung von Lauten innerhalb eines Wortes."
metatesi
Transliteration: metatesi
"La metatesi linguistica spiega come alcune parole cambiano pronuncia nel tempo."
metátesis
Transliteration: metátesis
"La metátesis es el cambio de lugar de los sonidos dentro de una palabra."
metátese
Transliteration: metátese
"A metátese ocorre quando dois sons trocam de posição na palavra."
वर्णव्यत्यास
Transliteration: varnavyatyas
"भाषाविज्ञान में वर्णव्यत्यास ध्वनि परिवर्तन की एक प्रक्रिया है।"
音位颠倒
Transliteration: yīnwèi diāndǎo
"音位颠倒是指词中两个音素或音节位置的互换。"
음위전환
Transliteration: eumwijeonhwan
"음위전환은 단어 안에서 소리의 위치가 서로 바 바뀌는 현상입니다."
音位転換
Transliteration: on'i tenkan
"音位転換は単語内の音声や音節の位置が入れ替わる現象である。"
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