noun
a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection
• Syn: ↑stem vowel
• Hypernyms: ↑vowel, ↑vowel sound
* * *
noun : a vowel ending the stem of a noun or verb but not belonging to the root; especially : the varying e:o (as in Latin nominative servos, vocative serve slave) — compare grade 4
* * *
thematic vowel,
a vowel occurring between the root and the inflectional ending of a verb or noun in some Indo-European languages.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.