The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
ablauts
plural of ablaut
ablauts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablaut
Source: Wiktionary
Ab"laut, n. Etym: [Ger., off-sound; ab off + laut sound.] (Philol.)
Definition: The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung. Earle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.