"sound law" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsaʊnd lɔː/ [UK], /ˈsaʊnd lɔ/ [US], /ˈsaʊnd lɑ/ [US] Forms: sound laws [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Lautgesetz. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Lautgesetz}} Calque of German Lautgesetz Head templates: {{en-noun}} sound law (plural sound laws)
  1. (phonology) A rule that describes historical sound change (the change in pronunciation of a given sound or cluster of sounds) in the development of a language. Wikipedia link: Sound change Categories (topical): Phonology Synonyms: sound-law [archaic] Translations (rule that describes historical sound change in a language): հնչյունական օրենք (hnčʻyunakan ōrenkʻ) (Armenian), klankwet [feminine] (Dutch), äännelaki (Finnish), loi phonétique [feminine] (French), Lautgesetz [neuter] (German), φωνητικός νόμος (fonitikós nómos) [masculine] (Greek), hangtörvény (Hungarian), proces fonetyczny [masculine] (Polish), zjawisko fonetyczne [neuter] (Polish), фонети́ческий зако́н (fonetíčeskij zakón) [masculine] (Russian)

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