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Definition of Semivowels
1. semivowel [n] - See also: semivowel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semivowels
Literary usage of Semivowels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ethiopic Grammar by August Dillmann, Carl Bezold, James A. Crichton (1907)
"96 on (/J) THE VOWELS I AND Z7 AND THE semivowels. 8 49. ... Hardening of i and
u into semivowels, (a) All roots, which at one time commenced with i or u, ..."
2. An Old English grammar by Eduard Sievers (1903)
"THE semivowels W 171. w, here substituted for the Runic character wyn, the usual
symbol employed in the manuscripts, represents the sound of English w; or, ..."
3. A Sanskrit Grammar for Beginners, in Devanâgarî and Roman Letters Throughout by Friedrich Max Müller (1866)
"Before the semivowels ^ y, ^ r, 7^ /, ^ w, the m, in the body of a word, ...
As to ч от before semivowels in the middle of compounds, see ф 9. §12. ..."
4. A Greek Grammar for Schools and Colleges by Herbert Weir Smyth (1916)
"THE semivowels I, Y 17. When L and v before vowels correspond to y and w (as in
... and are called semivowels; and are printed t and y in this Grammar. ..."
5. A Greek Grammar for Schools and Colleges by Herbert Weir Smyth (1916)
"Third, or Consonant declension, with stems in a consonant, and in the semivowels
i and u, which do duty as consonants (17). GENERAL RULES FOR THE ACCENT OP ..."
6. Handbook of the English Language by Robert Gordon Latham (1875)
"The semivowels.—17-18. The sounds of the y in yet, and lu in well. ... They constitute
the class of semivowels—two in number. § 192. The Sibilants.—19-22. ..."
7. A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India: To Wit, Hindi by John Beames (1872)
"THE semivowels IN A MIXED NEXUS. — Only T and *T can occur as the first member
of the nexus. ^ and T5l clearly cannot precede a strong letter; ..."
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