vow
dieNoundas Gelübde; der Schwur
Word details
- German meaning
- Entrundung bezeichnet in der Phonetik die Aussprache eines gerundeten Vokals als ungerundeten Vokal.
- English meaning
- Derounding in phonetics refers to the pronunciation of a rounded vowel as an unrounded vowel.
- Synonym
- Devokalisation, Derealisierung
- German example
- Die Entrundung des 'ü' zu 'i' ist ein typisches Merkmal bestimmter Dialekte.
- English example
- The derounding of 'ü' to 'i' is a typical feature of certain dialects.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Entrundung
- Plural Form
- die Entrundungen
Related words
- Gelübde
vow
- Vokalwechsel
vowel change
- Vokal
vowels
- vokalisch
vowel
- Selbstlaut
vowel
- Vollvokal
vowel
- Langvokal
vowel sound
- Vokal
vowel
- Vokale
vowels
- umgelautet
vowel with umlaut
- Vokalabstufung
vowel gradation
- offen
avow
- bekanntermaßen
avow
- leugnen
disavow
- schwören
to vow
- Stammvokal
stem vowel
- bekennen
avowed
- Reduktionsvokal
reduction vowel
- aberkennen
disavow
- Sprossvokal
shoot vowel
- Vorderzungenvokal
front vowel
- Kurzvokal
short vowel
- desavouieren
disavow
- Bindevokal
connecting vowel
- Bekenntnis
avowal
- Erklärung
avowal
- Verleugnung
Disavowal
- Themavokal
Thematic vowel
- Zentralvokal
central vowel
- gelen
avow
- geloben
to vow
- Nasalvokal
nasal vowel
- Ehegelübde
marriage vows
- Murmelvokal
murmur vowel
- ehebrechen
to violate a marital vow
- Sprossvokal
Epenthetic vowel
- Stammvokal
Stem vowel
- Frauenstift
A 'Frauenstift' was a religious community of noble women who were not bound by vows and retained their wealth.
- Glottisschlag
Glottal stop
- vergelten
to retaliate
- intervokalisch
Intervocalic means that a consonant is located between two vowels.
- Ypsilon
Upsilon, Y
- ungerundet
Unrounded
- Selbstlaut
vowel
- Ogonek
Ogonek
- Omikron
Omicron
- Zirkumflex
A circumflex is a diacritical mark (ˆ) used in various languages to modify the pronunciation of a vowel or indicate an omission.
- Lautreihe
Sound series, phonetic sequence
- Formant
A formant is a frequency peak in the spectrum of a sound, especially in vowels, which is responsible for the timbre.
Example sentences with “vow”
They took a solemn vow. (Sie leisteten ein feierliches Gelübde.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 'Gelübde' and 'Schwur'?
A 'Gelübde' is often a solemn or religious promise, while a 'Schwur' is a general oath.