Meaning of o-grade | Babel Free

Definitions

In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a Proto-Indo-European root, characterised by the presence of the */o/ vowel phoneme in place of */e/.

Indo-European-studies, uncountable

Examples

“Ancient Greek γόνος (gónos) is a reflex of *ǵónh₁os (“race”), which is itself an o-grade derivative of the root *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to produce, bear”).”

“A considerable number of derived nominals, especially thematic nouns, also exhibited o-grade roots.”

CEFR level