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apofonía

  • [apofoˈnia]

Rhymes with i.a

Where it comes from

Del griego antiguo ἀπό- ('lejos') y del sufijo -fonía.

noun apofonías

  1. formal, Fonología, retórica Alteración vocálica del radical en palabras de igual étimo. foro → fuero

In English

  • ablaut substitution of one root vowel for another

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"apofonía." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/apofon%C3%ADa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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apofonía. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/apofon%C3%ADa

Chicago

"apofonía." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/apofon%C3%ADa.

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@misc{apofoni_a_2026,
  title = {apofonía},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/apofon%C3%ADa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}