Historical phonology of Slevan: Difference between revisions

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== [[Wikipedia:Vulgar Latin|Vulgar Latin]] sound changes ==
== [[Wikipedia:Vulgar Latin|Vulgar Latin]] sound changes ==


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| per- || word initially || par- || {{small|PERAMBULĀRE}} > *parambulāre > porúblár <br> {{small|PERDERE}} > *pàrdere > pradír <br> {{small|PERSŌNA}} > *parsōna > prasuna
| per- || word initially || par- || {{small|PERAMBULĀRE}} > *parambulāre > porúblár <br> {{small|PERDERE}} > *pàrdere > pradír <br> {{small|PERSŌNA}} > *parsōna > prasuna
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| b || between vowels || v {{IPA|[β]}} || {{small|LĂBŌRĀRE}} > *lovŭrarĭ > lóvrár
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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

Revision as of 11:48, 9 March 2006

Vulgar Latin sound changes

Latin to Pre-Romance (Vulgar Latin) ? -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
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 > 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.