athematic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.
English a-
English thematic
English athematic

    From a- + thematic.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌæθɪˈmætɪk/, /ˌeɪθɪˈmætɪk/
    • Rhymes: -ætɪk

    Adjective

    athematic (not comparable)

    1. Not thematic.
      Synonyms: nonthematic, unthematic
    2. (linguistics) Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root.
      • 2017 -, Mate Kapović, Anna Giacalone Ramat, Paolo Ramat, The Indo-European Languages, →ISBN:
        Celtic tended to thematicize athematic verbs and to generalize a single grade of ablaut, usually the zero grade of the plural:...

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