sandhi form

sandhi form
sandhi form,
Phonetics. the form of a word or phrase used within a construction when it differs from the form used independently. The sentence It's raining has the sandhi form 's rather than the absolute form is.

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  • Sandhi — (Sanskrit संधि – „Zusammensetzung“) ist ein Begriff aus der Sanskrit Grammatik von Panini, der auch heute noch in der Linguistik verwendet wird, um systematische phonologische Änderungen beim Zusammentreffen von zwei Morphemen oder Lexemen zu… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sandhi — [ sʌndi] noun Grammar the process whereby the form of a word changes as a result of its position in an utterance (e.g. the change from a to an before a vowel). Origin from Sanskrit saṃdhi putting together …   English new terms dictionary

  • sandhi — /ˈsændi/ (say sandee) noun the modification of the phonemic form of a word in the context of other forms, as when the phoneme /n/ is added to the indefinite article before a word beginning with a vowel, as in an axe (opposed to absolute).… …  

  • sandhi — n. Gram. the process whereby the form of a word changes as a result of its position in an utterance (e.g. the change from a to an before a vowel). Etymology: Skr. samdhi putting together …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tone sandhi — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …   Wikipedia

  • Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram — Chidambaram Temple …   Wikipedia

  • Soham (Sanskrit) — So hamn ( IAST|so hamn sa. सो ऽहम्) is the Sanskrit for I myself or It is I . It is used as a mantra.Hindu saints and gurus [Among them Swami Muktananda, in I Am That: The Science of Hamsa from the Vijnana Bhairava , Siddha Yoga Publications,… …   Wikipedia

  • Definiteness — For other uses, see Definiteness (disambiguation). Grammatical categories Animacy Aspect Case Clusivity Definiteness …   Wikipedia

  • au̯(e)-9, au̯ed-, au̯er- (*aku̯ent- : aḫu̯ent-) —     au̯(e) 9, au̯ed , au̯er (*aku̯ent : aḫu̯ent )     English meaning: to flow, to wet; water, etc.     Deutsche Übersetzung: “benetzen, befeuchten, fließen”     Note: From Root angʷ(h)i : ‘snake, worm” derived Root akʷü (more properly ǝkʷü ):… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • absolute — /ˈæbsəlut / (say absuhlooht) adjective 1. free from imperfection; complete; perfect: *He enjoyed, as always, the absolute quiet of the little garden house after the buzz and jangle of the city –c.j. koch, 1978. 2. not mixed; pure. 3. free from… …  

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