Sunday, December 3, 2023

Lexember, Day 03: neocta

Not a “new” word today, but I chose this one to highlight a particular sound change in Gothic Romance where Latin 〈ct〉 causes some umlaut and palatalization: neocta ‘night’

Umlaut in Gothic Romance:

  • a → e (/e/)
  • â → ê (/eː/) 
  • e → ei (/i/)
  • ê → î (/iː/)
  • i, î → no change
  • o → eo (/ɛʊ̯/)
  • ô → eô (/eːʊ̯/)
  • u → eu (/iʊ̯/; becomes /ɛʊ̯/ after a liquid)
  • û → eû (/iːʊ̯/



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