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# z > s <s>/ _#</s> [unconditionally] | # z > s <s>/ _#</s> [unconditionally] | ||
# s > h / _# | # s > h / _# | ||
#: ''baisah'' ( < *baizaz) | #: ''*baisah'' ( < *baizaz) which later gives ''bērah'' | ||
# ō > ā | # ō > ā | ||
# vowels [+nasal] > vowels [-nasal] [+length] | # vowels [+nasal] > vowels [-nasal] [+length] | ||
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# Compensatory vowel lengthening follows the above law. | # Compensatory vowel lengthening follows the above law. | ||
# | # | ||
# b > v / V_V | |||
# | # | ||
# | # | ||
# Words of three or more syllables may occasionally experience V > Ø / _# | # Words of three or more syllables may occasionally experience V > Ø / _# | ||
# ai > ē when stressed | |||
#: ''ēsīs'' 'he/she/it frightens' ( < *gaisīþi) cf. ''avajs'' 'he/she/it has' ( < *habaiþi) | |||
===Example sentences=== | ===Example sentences=== |