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**ei, iN + ht → iht | **ei, iN + ht → iht | ||
**unstressed e /ə/ + ht → aht | **unstressed e /ə/ + ht → aht | ||
====Vowel shortening==== | |||
When the addition of a consonantal suffix causes an originally open syllable preceded by a long vowel to become closed, vowel length is usually preserved. This is indicated with an acute accent or, in the case of ''ä, å,'' and ''ö'', by replacing them with ''ea, oa,'' and ''eo'' respectively. However,the preceding vowel is shortened (unless it has a circumflex or is followed by ''h'') in the following circumstances: | |||
*When the consonant is iotated (''-j-'') - e.g. ''sk<b>u</b>l-en'' /ˈsk'''uː'''l-n̩/ "to have to" + ''-je'' → ''sk<b>u</b>lje'' /ˈsk'''ʊ'''ʎə/ | |||
*When the vowel is followed by three or more consonants - e.g. ''g<b>u</b>te'' /ˈɡ'''uː'''tə/ "Goths" + ''-ske'' → ''g<b>u</b>tske'' /ˈɡ'''ʊ'''t.skə/ "Gothic" | |||
====Compound words==== | |||
Compound words are head-final (like in German). Note that this differs from noun phrases, which are generally head-initial. The modifying noun(s) undergo the following changes before adding onto the head noun: | |||
:If the noun ends in an iotated consonant, the iotation is removed. Otherwise, leave it as it is. | |||
:If the noun now ends in a ''-b'' or ''-d'' that would be fricativized, replace it with its fricative counterpart (''f'' and ''þ'' respectively). Other voiced consonants are devoiced as usual, but this is not indicated in writing. | |||
:If the noun ends in a schwa, it is dropped. | |||
In some compounds, the modifying noun occurs in the genitive, in which case the above changes do not apply. | |||
In compound words, the vowel length in each component is independent from the other component words. For example, under normal rules, the ''-u-'' in ''Guþþyde'' "Gothede" (< ''Gud'' "God" + ''þyde'' "slave") would be expected to be pronounced short due to being followed by two orthographic consonants. However, since it is followed by a single consonant in ''Guþ-'', it is in fact pronounced long. <!--This applies even if the vowel is short in the original word due to a following ''-j-''.--> | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||