# sound shift

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. a regular sound change, especially when several phonemes are synchronously affected in analogous ways, and/or when there are several interlinked phases

## Etymology
Likely a calque of German Lautverschiebung.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sound-shift