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When should stress shift occur? Only certain endings should drop: (-ος, -α, -ον should drop) | When should stress shift occur? Only certain endings should drop: (-ος, -α, -ον should drop) | ||
pterón > | pterón > ftɛ̀ː 'wing' | ||
xērós > kzæ̀ː 'dry' | xērós > kzæ̀ː 'dry' | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 26 January 2019
Hyper-tonal Hellenic is a tonal descendant of Ancient Greek spoken in Lõis's India. It has final stress and 4-6 tones.
Diachronics
When should stress shift occur? Only certain endings should drop: (-ος, -α, -ον should drop)
pterón > ftɛ̀ː 'wing'
xērós > kzæ̀ː 'dry'
théma > tʰém 'thing'; pl. thémata > tʰémàt > tʰɪmât 'things'
Phonology
/a e o ɪ ʊ ə ɑː æː eː iː uː yː/ + diphthongs
Morphology
Nouns
Declension
Cases: Nominative and oblique; no gender
NOM: ἄνθρωπος > əntʰrɑ̂p; ἄνθρωποι > əntʰropì
OBL: ἀνθρώπου > əntʰropû; ἀνθρώπων > əntʰropɑ̂n