Historical phonology of Slevan

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Vulgar Latin sound changes

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
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