zero-grade
nounEtymology
From zero + grade, as in gradation (“apophony”). Possibly after German Nullstufe.
- calqued from Nullstufe
Definitions
In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterized by the absence…
In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterized by the absence of the basic ablauting vowel phonemes */e/ and */o/.
- *bʰr̥- is the zero-grade of the Indo-European root *bʰer- meaning “to carry, bear”.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for zero-grade. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA