thematic vowel

noun

A vowel appended to the end of a root (with which it constitutes a stem), before the ending.

Similar
stem vowel
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Meanings

nounthematic vowel (plural thematic vowels)

plural thematic vowels

  1. Indo European studieshuman sciencesA vowel appended to the end of a root (with which it constitutes a stem), before the ending.

    Synonyms: stem vowel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA vowel appended to the end of a root (with which it constitutes a stem), before the ending.

Similar
stem vowel

More synonyms by meaning

nouna vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection

Similar
stem vowel
Broader
vowelvowel sound

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish teemavokaali
  • teemavokaaliTranslations
French voyelle thématique
  • voyelle thématiqueTranslations
German Themavokal, Stammvokal
  • ThemavokalTranslations
  • StammvokalTranslations
Hungarian kötőhang, kötőhangzó
  • kötőhangTranslations
  • kötőhangzóTranslations
Italian vocale tematica
  • vocale tematicaTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål temavokal
  • temavokalTranslations
Polish samogłoska tematyczna
  • samogłoska tematycznaTranslations
Portuguese vogal temática
  • vogal temáticaTranslations
Romanian vocală tematică
  • vocală tematicăTranslations
Spanish vocal temática
  • vocal temáticaTranslations
Welsh llafariad thematig
  • llafariad thematigTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

thematic vowel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thematic%20vowel

MLA

“thematic vowel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thematic%20vowel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thematic vowel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thematic%20vowel.

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