Correption

/kɔːˈrɛpʃən/ noun

Definition

In linguistics and phonetics, the shortening of a naturally long vowel in pronunciation, often due to stress or position in a word.

Etymology

From Latin correptiō, derived from corripere (to seize, shorten), combining cor- (together) and rapere (to seize). Used in classical philology and linguistics since the medieval period.

Kelly Says

Correption is why we pronounce vowels differently in different positions—the vowel in 'divine' is long, but in 'divinity' it gets shortened due to the stress pattern shifting, and linguists have names for all these tiny pronunciation tricks!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መ更正
me-ger-z
ARالعربية
تصحيح
tas-he-e-h
BNবাংলা
সম্পাদনা
sam-pa-da-na
CACatalà
correccio
kor-rek-cio
CSČeština
korekce
kor-ek-ce
DADansk
korrektion
kor-rek-tion
DEDeutsch
Korrektur
kor-rek-tur
ELΕλληνικά
διορθώσεις
dee-or-tho-sees
ESEspañol
corrección
kor-rek-see-on
FAفارسی
اصلاح
is-la-h
FISuomi
korjaus
kor-ja-us
FRFrançais
correction
kor-rek-syon
GUGU
સુધારણા
su-dha-ra-na
HAHA
gyara
gy-ara
HEעברית
更正
gēngzhèng
HIहिन्दी
सहीकरण
sa-hee-kri-san
HUMagyar
javítás
ja-vi-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
koreksi
ko-reksi
IGIG
nkwu
n-k-wu
ITItaliano
correzione
kor-re-tsi-one
JA日本語
修正
shūsei
KKKK
жаңа
jan-a
KMKM
ការកែ
kaar kae
KO한국어
수정
su-jeung
MRMR
सर्वेक्षण
sar-ve-k-shan
MSBahasa Melayu
pembaikan
pem-bai-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုပြင်
pru-pyin
NLNederlands
correctie
kor-rek-tie
NONorsk
korreksjon
kor-rek-sjon
PAPA
ਸੁਧਾਰ
su-dhaar
PLPolski
korekta
kor-ek-ta
PTPortuguês
correção
kor-re-sāo
RORomână
corecție
ko-re-k-tie
RUРусский
коррекция
kor-rek-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
korrigering
kor-ri-ger-ing
SWKiswahili
ureke
u-re-ke
TAதமிழ்
சரிசெய்தல்
sa-ri-sei-thal
TEతెలుగు
校正
kha-lo-ja
THไทย
การแก้ไข
gaan-gae-kai
TLTL
pagwawasto
pa-gaw-was-to
TRTürkçe
düzeltici
du-zel-ti-ci
UKУкраїнська
корекція
korek-tsi-ya
URاردو
تصحیح
tas-he-e-h
VITiếng Việt
sự sửa chữa
su-fa-chua
YOYO
àwọn ṣe
a-won she
ZH中文
更正
gēngzhèng
ZUZU
ukusetha
u-ku-se-tha

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