akanye

English

Alternative forms

• akanje

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian а́канье (ákanʹje).

Noun

akanye (uncountable)

1. (phonology) A case of vowel reduction in Slavic languages; the merger of pretonic non-high vowel phonemes (/o/, /e/ and /a/).

Coordinate terms

• okanye

Translations

(phonology) a case of vowel reduction in Slavic languages

• Belarusian: а́канне n (ákannje)
• Polish: akanie (pl) n
• Russian: а́канье (ru) n (ákanʹje)
• Ukrainian: а́кання (uk) n (ákannja)