Historical phonology of Slevan: Difference between revisions
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{{small|PRŌMPTUM}} > *prōntu > prútý | {{small|PRŌMPTUM}} > *prōntu > prútý | ||
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|nj, cn, gn, mnj || || ň {{IPA|ɲ}} || {{small|LĪNEA}} > *līňa > linja<br> {{small|CYGNUM}} > *kiňu > czenj <br> {{small|SOMNIUM}} > *soňu > sonj | |nj, cn, gn, mnj || || ň {{IPA|[ɲ]}} || {{small|LĪNEA}} > *līňa > linja<br> {{small|CYGNUM}} > *kiňu > czenj <br> {{small|SOMNIUM}} > *soňu > sonj | ||
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| mĭn || between vowels || mn || {{small|DOMINUM}} > *domnu > dún | | mĭn || between vowels || mn || {{small|DOMINUM}} > *domnu > dún | ||
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| sp, st, sc [sk] || word initial ||ĭsp, ĭst, ĭsk || SPŌNSA > *ispōza > spuza <br> STUDIUM > istudju > stý <br> SCHOLA > iskola > skola | | sp, st, sc [sk] || word initial ||ĭsp, ĭst, ĭsk || SPŌNSA > *ispōza > spuza <br> STUDIUM > istudju > stý <br> SCHOLA > iskola > skola | ||
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* 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. | |||
Revision as of 13:20, 11 February 2006
Vulgar Latin sound changes
Pre-Northeastern 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 | æ | 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 | |
| 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- | PERAMBULÁRE > *parambulâre > porúblár PERDERE > *pàrdere > pradír PERSŌNA > *parsōna > prasuna |
| s | between vowels | z | ĪNSULA > *īzula > ízla CAUSA > *kōza > kuza |
| sp, st, sc [sk] | word initial | ĭsp, ĭst, ĭsk | SPŌNSA > *ispōza > spuza STUDIUM > istudju > stý 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.
