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*Stress rules similar to Classical Latin, however: | *Stress rules similar to Classical Latin, however: | ||
**Word-final syllables took stress if the syllable was super-heavy - i.e. a long vowel or diphthong followed by a coda consonant, or a long diphthong. | **Word-final syllables took stress if the syllable was super-heavy - i.e. a long vowel or diphthong followed by a coda consonant, or a long diphthong. | ||
** | **Less vowel contraction had taken place than in Latin, affecting word stress. | ||
**Some words had analogical or sporadic stress shifts. | **Some words had analogical or sporadic stress shifts. | ||
*Lacked Classical Latin vowel weakenings. | *Lacked Classical Latin vowel weakenings. | ||