- Metathesis
Metathesis, – se, griech., in der Grammatik die Umstellung von Buchstaben.
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Metathesis
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metathesis — (n.) 1570s, transposition of letters in a word; c.1600, rhetorical transposition of words, from L.L. metathesis, from Gk. metathesis change of position, transposition, change of opinion, from stem of metatithenai to transpose, from meta to change … Etymology dictionary
metathesis — [mə tath′ə sis] n. pl. metatheses [mə tath′əsēz΄] [LL < Gr, transposition, a going over < metatithenai, to put over, transpose < meta, over (see META ) + tithenai, to place (see DO1)] transposition or interchange; specif., a) the… … English World dictionary
Metathesis — Me*tath e*sis, n.; pl. {Metatheses}. [L., fr. Gr. meta qesis, fr. metatiqe nai to place differently, to transpose; meta beyond, over + tiqe nai to place, set. See {Thesis}.] 1. (Gram.) Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metathĕsis — (gr.), Umstellung; namentlich in der Grammatik, wenn ein Buchstabe mit einem andern versetzt wird, z.B. porricio für projicio, Hercules für Herakles, bornen für brennen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Metathĕsis — (griech., »Versetzung«), in der Grammatik die Umkehrung der Reihenfolge zweier oder mehrerer Laute, z. B. in Erle, althochdeutsch erila, aus elira (Eller) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Metathesis — Metathĕsis (grch.), Umstellung, Versetzung der Buchstaben … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
metathesis — pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, is a term for the transposition of sounds or letters in a word, sometimes as a feature of a word s development (e.g hasp from Old English hæpse) and at other times as an erroneous process (e.g.… … Modern English usage
metathesis — ► NOUN (pl. metatheses) Grammar ▪ the transposition of sounds or letters in a word. ORIGIN Greek, transposition … English terms dictionary
Metathesis — Not to be confused with metastasis. Metathesis (from the Greek μετάθεσις transposition ) may refer to: Metathesis (linguistics), in phonology, a sound change that alters the order of phonemes in a word Quantitative metathesis, a situation in… … Wikipedia
Metathesis — Me|ta|the|sis 〈f.; , the|sen; Sprachw.〉 = Metathese * * * Me|ta|the|se, Me|ta|the|sis, die; , …thesen [lat. metathesis < griech. metáthesis] (Sprachwiss.): Lautumstellung in einem Wort (z. B. Born–Bronn). * * * Me|ta|the|se, Me|ta|the|sis,… … Universal-Lexikon
