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*p, b + t → ft | *p, b + t → ft | ||
*nt, nd + t → nt | *nt, nd + t → nt | ||
*t, d, z + t → st | *t, d, z, ts + t → st | ||
*k, nk, g, ng + t → ht. This leads to the following changes to the preceding vowels (''N'' represents a dropped nasal): | *k, nk, g, ng + t → ht. This leads to the following changes to the preceding vowels (''N'' represents a dropped nasal): | ||
**u + ht → åht | **u + ht → åht | ||
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**ei, iN + ht → iht | **ei, iN + ht → iht | ||
**unstressed e /ə/ + ht → aht | **unstressed e /ə/ + ht → aht | ||
====Vowel shortening==== | ====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 vowel is shortened (unless it has a circumflex or is followed by ''h'') in the following circumstances: | 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 vowel is shortened (unless it has a circumflex or is followed by ''h'') in the following circumstances: | ||