Meanings
plural quantitative metatheses
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesA form of metathesis or transposition involving quantity or vowel length, by which two neighboring vowels – one long, one short – switch their lengths, so that the long one becomes short, and the short one becomes long.
Synonyms: transfer of quantity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of metathesis or transposition involving quantity or vowel length, by which two neighboring vowels – one long, one short – switch their lengths, so that the long one becomes short, and the short one becomes long.
Translations
Finnish kvantitatiivinen metateesi
- kvantitatiivinen metateesiTranslations
French métathèse de quantité
- métathèse de quantitéTranslations
German Quantitätsmetathese
- QuantitätsmetatheseTranslations
Greek μετάθεση ποσότητας, αντιμετάθεση χρόνου
- μετάθεση ποσότητας (metáthesi posótitas)Translations
- αντιμετάθεση χρόνου (antimetáthesi chrónou)Translations
- αντιμεταχώρηση (antimetachórisi)Translations
Polish metateza kwantytatywna
- metateza kwantytatywnaTranslations
Russian коли́чественная метате́за
- коли́чественная метате́за (kolíčestvennaja metatéza)Translations
Cite this entry
quantitative metathesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantitative%20metathesis
“quantitative metathesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantitative%20metathesis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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