Crasis
Vowel sandhi process
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Interest in “Crasis” spiked on Wikipedia on 2026-02-26.
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2026-01-28Peak: 52026-02-26
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Key Takeaways
- Crasis is a type of contraction in which two vowels or diphthongs merge into one new vowel or diphthong, making one word out of two (univerbation).
Crasis is a type of contraction in which two vowels or diphthongs merge into one new vowel or diphthong, making one word out of two (univerbation). Crasis occurs in many languages, including French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish; it was first described in Ancient Greek.
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