metathesis
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The plural of "metathesis" is "metatheses."
metathesis
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. la metátesis (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
An example of metathesis is the transformation of the Old English word "brid" into "bird."Un ejemplo de metátesis es la transformación de la palabra "brid" del inglés antiguo en "bird".
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