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* Stress is non-phonemic, always falling on the penultimate syllable of roots. This rule applies even when a root is inflected or derived. | * Stress is non-phonemic, always falling on the penultimate syllable of roots. This rule applies even when a root is inflected or derived. | ||
ольѧ, '' | ольѧ, ''olyę'' coat [ˈɔlʲɛ̃]; plural ольѧдэ, ''olyęde'' coats [ˈɔlʲɛ̃tə] | ||
* In compounds, stress falls on the syllable of the head-root. If both roots are monosyllabic, the stress falls on the ultimate syllable. | * In compounds, stress falls on the syllable of the head-root. If both roots are monosyllabic, the stress falls on the ultimate syllable. | ||
рог, ''rrog'' half [ʀɔk] + бэк, ''bek'' circle [ | рог, ''rrog'' half [ʀɔk] + бэк, ''bek'' circle [pekʰ] = рогбэк ''rrogbek'' semicircle [ʀɔkˈpekʰ] | ||
====Isochrony==== | ====Isochrony==== | ||