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In Celtic linguistics, affection (also known as vowel affection or infection) is the change in the quality of a vowel under the influence of the vowel of the following, final syllable. Subsequently, the vowel triggering the change was normally lost.The two main types of affection are a-infection and i-infection. i-infection is an example of i-mutation, and may be compared to Germanic umlaut.

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  • In Celtic linguistics, affection (also known as vowel affection or infection) is the change in the quality of a vowel under the influence of the vowel of the following, final syllable. Subsequently, the vowel triggering the change was normally lost.The two main types of affection are a-infection and i-infection. i-infection is an example of i-mutation, and may be compared to Germanic umlaut.
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