iambic shortening en · NOUN
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) In Latin, the shortening of an etymologically long final vowel, in a two-syllable word where the first vowel is also short. It tended to persist in uninflected words like bene, but was levelled out in favour of inflectional regularity in other words.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| iambic shortenings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |