sound law
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sound law
- /ˈsaʊnd lɔː/ UK
- /ˈsaʊnd lɔ/ US
- /ˈsaʊnd lɑ/ US, cot caught merger
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Calque of German Lautgesetz.
noun sound laws · sound-law
- 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. Then, to oversimplify, if there are similarities in sound and meaning between two words that do not obey the sound laws that have been established, we conclude that they have resulted from borrowing.
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noun rule that describes historical sound change in a language
| Español | ley fonética |
|---|---|
| Português | lei fonética |
| Français | loi phonétique |
| Deutsch | Lautgesetz |
| Italiano | legge fonetica |
| Ελληνικά | φωνητικός νόμος fonitikós nómos |
| Русский | фонети́ческий зако́н fonetíčeskij zakón |
Talk about this word "sound law." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sound%20law. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sound law. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sound%20law "sound law." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sound%20law.
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@misc{sound_law_2026,
title = {sound law},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sound%20law},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
