Tardigrades (Latfuts) are microscopic, water-dwelling, segmented animals. At some point in history, they learned to speak Gothic.
Latin |
Insular Proto-Romance |
Insular Romance |
Veithois |
example
|
transcription |
IPA |
orthography |
IPA
|
ī |
/i/ |
i |
/i/ |
i |
/i/ |
vid |
/vid/
|
i |
/ɪ/ |
ẹ |
/e/ |
è |
ei |
/ɛ/ |
/ei̯/ |
sec |
peil |
/sɛk/ |
/pei̯l/
|
ē |
/e/ |
ment |
cein |
/mɛnt/ |
/t͡ʃei̯n/
|
oe |
ester |
feid |
/ɛstər/ |
/fei̯d/
|
e |
/ɛ/ |
ę |
/ɛ/ |
é |
/e/ |
ter |
pedh |
/tɛr/ |
/peð/
|
ae |
estod |
cel |
/ɛˈstod/ |
/t͡ʃel/
|
a |
/a/ |
a |
/a/ |
a |
/a/ |
can |
/kan/
|
ā |
/ɑ/ |
ǫ |
/ɔ/ |
ò |
ó |
/ɔ/ |
/o/ |
|
nos |
|
/noz/
|
o |
/ɔ/ |
sot |
cor |
/sɔt/ |
/kor/
|
ō |
/o/ |
ọ |
/o/ |
ou |
eu |
/u/ |
/e/ |
mount |
fleur |
/munt/ |
/fler/
|
u |
/ʊ/ |
gout |
gheul |
/gut/ |
/gel/
|
ū |
/u/ |
u |
/u/ |
u |
/i/ |
mur |
/mir/
|
au |
/au/ |
au |
/au/ |
au |
/ai/ |
caudh |
/kaið/
|
Gothic vowel changes
Development of Wulfilan Gothic vowels in Niemish
Gothic |
Initial |
Medial |
Final
|
|
/_r/ |
/_r/ |
/_l/
|
/_p, b, f, m/
|
/_w/
|
/_other/
|
/_one consonant/ |
/_cluster/ |
absolutely final
|
one consonant |
cluster
|
/_r/ |
/_l/ |
/_n/ |
/_p, b, f, m/ |
/_w/ |
/_j/ |
/_other/
|
i, aí
|
i |
e |
e |
i |
e |
e |
iu |
i |
e |
ʲ
|
a
|
a |
u |
y |
u |
u |
o |
u |
Ø
|
u, aú
|
u |
o
|
ē, ei
|
i |
i |
e |
i |
e |
e
|
ái, aíh
|
ia
|
ā
|
a |
u |
y |
u |
a
|
áu, aúh
|
o
|
ō, ū
|
u
|
adjectives
Case |
indefinite |
definite
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
masc. |
neut. |
fem. |
masc. |
neut. |
fem. |
masc. |
neut. |
fem. |
masc. |
neut. |
fem.
|
Nominative
|
blínd |
blénd |
bléndas |
blénd |
blénds |
blénd |
blénda |
bléndas |
bléndon |
bléndos
|
Genitive
|
blínds |
blénds |
blíndse |
bléndsa |
blíndes |
bléndos |
blíndne |
bléndna
|
Dative
|
bléndum |
blénde |
bléndę |
bléndę |
bléndą |
bléndą
|
adj
Case |
attributive |
predicative
|
singular |
plural |
singular |
plural
|
masc./neut. |
fem. |
masc. |
neut. |
fem. |
masc. |
neut. |
fem. |
masc. |
neut. |
fem.
|
indefinite |
definite
|
Direct
|
blínd |
blénd |
blénd |
blénda |
bléndas |
bléndon |
bléndos
|
Genitive
|
blínd |
blénd |
blínd |
blénd |
blíndes |
bléndos |
blíndne |
bléndna
|
Dative
|
blénd |
bléndę |
bléndą |
bléndą
|