Etymology

Grassmann's law

Today it means: A dissimilatory phonological process in Ancient Greek and Sanskrit, according to which an aspirated consonant loses its aspiration if it is followed by another aspirated consonant in the next syllable. Full definition →

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Named after German linguist Hermann Grassmann (1809–1877).

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