athematic
English
Etymology
a- + thematic
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌæθiːˈmætɪk/
Adjective
athematic (not comparable)
- (linguistics) Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root.
- 2017 -, Mate Kapović, Anna Giacalone Ramat, Paolo Ramat, The Indo-European Languages, →ISBN:
- Celtic tended to thematicize athematic verbs and to generalize a single grade of ablaut, usually the zero grade of the plural:...
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Translations
Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root
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