Historical phonology of Slevan: Difference between revisions
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| s || between vowels || z || {{small|ĪNSULA}} > *īzula > ízla <br> {{small|CAUSA}} > *kōza > kuza | | s || between vowels || z || {{small|ĪNSULA}} > *īzula > ízla <br> {{small|CAUSA}} > *kōza > kuza | ||
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| sp, st, sc [sk] || word initial ||ĭsp, ĭst, ĭsk || {{small|SPŌNSA}} > *ispōza > spuza <br> {{small|STUDIUM}} > *istudju > | | sp, st, sc [sk] || word initial ||ĭsp, ĭst, ĭsk || {{small|SPŌNSA}} > *ispōza > spuza <br> {{small|STUDIUM}} > *istudju > stuj <br> {{small|SCHOLA}} > *iskola > skola | ||
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Revision as of 12:29, 9 March 2006
Vulgar Latin sound changes
Latin to Vulgar Latin (Pre-Romance) ? -150 C.E.
| Latin | Condition | Result | Example(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| m | word-finally | disappears | CAELUM > *kaelu > czál |
| y̆, ȳ | everywhere | ĭ, ī | CYGNUS > *kignus > czenj |
| ae | word-finally | ǣ | ROSAE > *rosǣ > roze |
| elsewhere | ĕ [ɛ] | CAELUM > *kelu > czál | |
| oe | ē | FOEDUM > *fēdu > véd | |
| au | ō | CAUSA > *kōsa > kuza | |
| eu | jū | ||
| ui | ū | ||
| ĭ,ĕ | before another vowel | j | SPATIUM > *spatju > spóc LĪNEA > līnja > linja |
| ŭ | before another vowel | w | VIDUA > *vidwa > vedva |
| h | disappears | HODIĒ > odjē > oj COLAPHUM > *kolapu > klóp CATHEDRA > *katedra > kotjedra MĀCHINA > *mākina > máczna | |
| ns | s | ĪNSULA > *īsula > ízla | |
| nct, mpt | nt | SANCTUM > *sàntu-eu > sútý PRŌMPTUM > *prōntu > prútý | |
| nj, cn, gn, mnj | ň [ɲ] | LĪNEA > *līňa > linja CYGNUM > *kiňu > czenj SOMNIUM > *soňu > sonj | |
| mĭn | between vowels | mn | DOMINUM > *domnu > dún |
| per- | word initially | par- | PERAMBULĀRE > *parambulāre > porúblár PERDERE > *pàrdere > pradír PERSŌNA > *parsōna > prasuna |
| b | between vowels | v [β] | LĂBŌRĀRE > *lovŭrarĭ > lóvrár |
| s | between vowels | z | ĪNSULA > *īzula > ízla CAUSA > *kōza > kuza |
| sp, st, sc [sk] | word initial | ĭsp, ĭst, ĭsk | SPŌNSA > *ispōza > spuza STUDIUM > *istudju > stuj SCHOLA > *iskola > skola |
- It is possible that the Greek y sound was adopted as i by Vulgar Latin from the beginning.
- Note that h was lost everywhere, also in the Greek aspirates ph, th, ch. It is especially noteworthy that ph became p, not f in the kind of Vulgar Latin that led to Slevan.
