E-grade

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterised by the presence of the */e/ phoneme. uncountable

    "*bʰer- is the e-grade of the root meaning “to carry, bear”."

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full-grade

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"*bʰer- is the e-grade of the root meaning “to carry, bear”."

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