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Coronal consonants were palatalised during this gemination, and voiced sibilants ultimately degeminated: | Coronal consonants were palatalised during this gemination, and voiced sibilants ultimately degeminated: | ||
''tj, dj, sj, zj'' | |||
→ /tts, ddz, ʃʃ, ʒʒ/ | |||
→→ /tts, zz, ʃʃ, ʒʒ/ | |||
→→→ /tːs, z, ʃʃ, ʒ/ | |||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍀𐌾𐌰#Gothic|platja]]'' → ''plattsa'' → ''platz'' | |||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽#Gothic|láisjan]]'' → ''lεʃʃan'' → ''leszund'' | |||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌺𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌾𐍉#Gothic|aíkklēsjō]]'' → ''aíkkleizjū'' → ''klizsza'' | |||
The prepalatal gemination was a very early sound change, likely beginning in late Post-Gothic itself. The coronal palatalisation is also found in early Romance and what little is attested of the closely related [[w:Vandalic_language|Vandalic language]]. | The prepalatal gemination was a very early sound change, likely beginning in late Post-Gothic itself. The coronal palatalisation is also found in early Romance and what little is attested of the closely related [[w:Vandalic_language|Vandalic language]]. | ||
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There was no compensatory lengthening when the syllable with the nasal coda was unstressed, as with words prefixed with ''an-'', ''in-'', ''un-'': | There was no compensatory lengthening when the syllable with the nasal coda was unstressed, as with words prefixed with ''an-'', ''in-'', ''un-'': | ||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌿𐌽𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃#Gothic|unlustus]]'' → ''unlust'' → ''ųlust'' | *Got. ''[[wikt:𐌿𐌽𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃#Gothic|unlustus]]'' → ''unlust'' → ''ųlust'' | ||
*P-Gmc. ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unrehtaz#Proto-Germanic|*unrehtaz]]'' → '' | *P-Gmc. ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unrehtaz#Proto-Germanic|*unrehtaz]]'' → ''unrjat'' → ''ųriat'' | ||
/m/ was not lost, but experienced stop insertion much as in Post-Gothic: | /m/ was not lost, but experienced stop insertion much as in Post-Gothic: | ||
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*P-Gmc. ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mūs#Proto-Germanic|*mūs]]'' → ''musz'' | *P-Gmc. ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mūs#Proto-Germanic|*mūs]]'' → ''musz'' | ||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌼𐌴𐍃#Gothic|mēs]]'' → Post-Got. ''meis'' → ''mysz'' | *Got. ''[[wikt:𐌼𐌴𐍃#Gothic|mēs]]'' → Post-Got. ''meis'' → ''mysz'' | ||
This introduced a simple /ʃ/ sound in addition to the geminated /ʃʃ/ that arose with the prepalatal gemination. | This introduced a simple /ʃ/ sound in addition to the geminated /ʃʃ/ that arose with the prepalatal gemination. | ||