Sievers's law

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A rule in Indo-European linguistics that accounts for the pronunciation of a consonant cluster with a glide (*w or *y) before a vowel as it was affected by the phonetics of the preceding syllable.

Indo-European-studies

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

sievert Sieverts' law Sieves sieveyer Sievierodonetsk Sieving

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