quantitative metathesis

noun

Definitions

  1. A form of metathesis or transposition involving quantity or vowel length, by which two…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for quantitative metathesis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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