plural of vowel reduction

(linguistic morphology, Indo-European studies) A vowel appended to the end of a root (with which it constitutes a stem), before the ending.

(phonetics) Synonym of back vowel

(linguistics) In an abugida, the vowel sound (often a schwa in Brahmic scripts) appended by default to a consonant symbol lacking a vowel diacritic.

(phonetics) A vowel that is produced without nasalization.

(linguistics) A vowel added at the end of a word in certain languages, often resulting from a sound change where vowels at the ends of words were deleted.

(phonetics) a vowel sound produced when the tongue is in an extreme position, either front or back, high or low.

(phonetics) A vowel that is pronounced with the lips relaxed.

Synonym of apophony

plural of vowel mutation