regressive assimilation

English

Examples
femin(a) + -la → femella. The -n- is assimilated to the following -l-.

Noun

regressive assimilation (countable and uncountable, plural regressive assimilations)

1. (phonetics, phonology) An assimilation whereby a sound becomes more like the following sound.

   Synonyms: anticipatory assimilation, right-to-left assimilation

   Antonyms: progressive assimilation, perseverative assimilation, left-to-right assimilation

Translations

phonology: sound change process

• Finnish: regressiivinen assimilaatio
• French: assimilation régressive (fr) f
• German: regressive Assimilation f
• Greek: υποχωρητική αφομοίωση f (ypochoritikí afomoíosi), προληπτική αφομοίωση (el) f (proliptikí afomoíosi)
• Hungarian: hátraható hasonulás
• Korean: 역행동화(逆行同化) (yeokhaengdonghwa)
• Polish: upodobnienie wsteczne n
• Welsh: cymathiad ôl m