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===Stress=== | ===Stress=== | ||
Syllable stress in Old Aeranir fell uniformly on the first syllable of a word. However, by the time of Classical Aeranir, stress had shifted to a more complex paradigm, generally falling on the '''penult''' (the second to last syllable) or the '''antipenult''' (the third to last syllable). Which one was determined by the '''weight''' of the penult. | Syllable stress in Old Aeranir fell uniformly on the first syllable of a word. However, by the time of Classical Aeranir, stress had shifted to a more complex paradigm, generally falling on the '''penult''' (the second to last syllable) or the '''antipenult''' (the third to last syllable). Which one was determined by the '''weight''' of the penult. | ||
Syllables are divided into one of two categories, or weights. These are '''light''' syllables and '''heavy''' syllables. A light syllable contains a maximum of one short vowel, alone or proceeded by a consonant or consonant cluster, while a heavy syllable may contain a long vowel, a coda consonant, or both. If the penult of a word is heavy, it is stressed. If not, the antipenult is stressed. | |||
==Nouns== | ==Nouns== | ||