quantitative metathesis

English

Noun

quantitative metathesis (countable and uncountable, plural quantitative metatheses)

(prosody) 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.

Synonyms

transfer of quantity

Translations

Translations

French: métathèse de quantité f

Greek: μετάθεση ποσότητας f (metáthesi posótitas), αντιμετάθεση χρόνου f (antimetáthesi chrónou), αντιμεταχώρηση (el) f (antimetachórisi)

Further reading

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