prop vowel

noun

A vowel added at the end of a word in certain languages, often resulting from a sound change where vowels at the ends of words were deleted.

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Meanings

nounprop vowel (plural prop vowels)

plural prop vowels

  1. human sciencesA vowel added at the end of a word in certain languages, often resulting from a sound change where vowels at the ends of words were deleted.
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APA

prop vowel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prop%20vowel

MLA

“prop vowel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prop%20vowel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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