Winter's law

proper noun

A sound law operating on Balto-Slavic short vowels, according to which they lengthen before unaspirated voiced stops, and that syllable gains rising, acute accent.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Indo European studiesA sound law operating on Balto-Slavic short vowels, according to which they lengthen before unaspirated voiced stops, and that syllable gains rising, acute accent.

Origin

Named after Werner Winter, who postulated it in 1978.

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APA

Winter's law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winter's%20law

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“Winter's law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winter's%20law. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Winter's law,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Winter's%20law.

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