consonant shift

con·so·nant shift

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Definitions of consonant shift words

noun consonant shift a change, or a set of connected changes, in the articulation of consonants in any language or family of languages 3
noun consonant shift a sound change or series of connected sound changes in the consonants of a language or family of languages, as a series of changes in the Indo-European stops that set Germanic apart from other Indo-European languages, or of changes in the Germanic stops that set High German apart from other Germanic languages 3
noun consonant shift a set of changes that take place in the articulation of one or more consonant phonemes between an earlier and a later stage of a language. 1

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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