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Metaphony meaning

A sound change in which a vowel's pronunciation is affected by another.

Using Metaphony

  • The main meaning on this page is: A sound change in which a vowel's pronunciation is affected by another.

Context around Metaphony

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Metaphony

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

due to metaphony 1× metaphony is most 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

metaphony is most 1× portuguese is the 1×

Common sentence endings:

due to metaphony 1× from standard italian 1×

Words around Metaphony

Just before it in the word index:

metaphone 10 metaphasic 2 metaphase 10 metaobjects 2 metaobject 2 metanoia 2

Just after it in the word index:

metaphor 453 metaphoric 20 metaphorical 137 metaphorically 70 metaphors 136 metaphysic 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Metaphony

  • In this selection, "metaphony" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include due to metaphony and metaphony is most. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "metaphony" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with metaphony

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Metaphony is most extensive in the Italo-Romance languages, and applies to nearly all languages in Italy; however, it is absent from Tuscan, and hence from standard Italian. (28 words)

Portuguese is the most conservative in this respect, keeping the seven-vowel system more or less unchanged (but with changes in particular circumstances, e.g. due to metaphony). (28 words)

Longer example sentences

Metaphony is most extensive in the Italo-Romance languages, and applies to nearly all languages in Italy; however, it is absent from Tuscan, and hence from standard Italian. (28 words)

Portuguese is the most conservative in this respect, keeping the seven-vowel system more or less unchanged (but with changes in particular circumstances, e.g. due to metaphony). (28 words)

Example sentences (2)

Metaphony is most extensive in the Italo-Romance languages, and applies to nearly all languages in Italy; however, it is absent from Tuscan, and hence from standard Italian.

Portuguese is the most conservative in this respect, keeping the seven-vowel system more or less unchanged (but with changes in particular circumstances, e.g. due to metaphony).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "metaphony" in a sentence?
An example: "Metaphony is most extensive in the Italo-Romance languages, and applies to nearly all languages in Italy; however, it is absent from Tuscan, and hence from standard Italian." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "metaphony" from authentic English texts.
What does "metaphony" mean?
Metaphony means: A sound change in which a vowel's pronunciation is affected by another.
How many example sentences with "metaphony" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "metaphony", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.