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Meaning of acrostatic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

In Proto-Indo-European athematic nominals, having a specific pattern of ablaut in which the accent is placed on the root syllable in all cases.

not-comparable

Examples

“The Proto-Indo-European word for ‘night’ was acrostatic: nominative singular *nókʷ-t-s, genitive *nékʷ-t-s.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

acrostic acrostical acrostichaceous acrostichal acrostichic acrostichoid

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