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*''þēht'' ‘tight’, from *''þenhtaz''.
*''þēht'' ‘tight’, from *''þenhtaz''.


====q, ʒ, and ƕ====
====q, , and ƕ====


The “labiovelar” letters <nowiki><q></nowiki>, <ʒ>, and <ƕ> have several possible articulations depending on their placement in a word and their proximities to other vowels and consonants.  The letter <ʒ> in particular is the realization of Germanic [[verschärfung]], which comes from Proto-Germanic combinations such as *gg, *gw, *ww, and *gwj.  It may also arise from an intervocalic *w in certain circumstances.  The other labiovelar consonants, *hw and *kw, followed the pattern of *gw later in the development of Northeadish. The rules for these letters, while many, are all the same. <nowiki><q></nowiki>, <ʒ>, and <ƕ> are pronounced as:
The “labiovelar” letters <nowiki><q></nowiki>, <>, and <ƕ> have several possible articulations depending on their placement in a word and their proximities to other vowels and consonants.  The letter <> in particular is the realization of Germanic [[verschärfung]], which comes from Proto-Germanic combinations such as *gg, *gw, *ww, and *gwj.  It may also arise from an intervocalic *w in certain circumstances.  The other labiovelar consonants, *hw and *kw, followed the pattern of *gw later in the development of Northeadish. The rules for these letters, while many, are all the same. <nowiki><q></nowiki>, <>, and <ƕ> are pronounced as:


*[k, g, x], respectively, between two consonants, or after a consonant when word-final.  
*[k, g, x], respectively, between two consonants, or after a consonant when word-final.  
**''steŋqdȳr'' ‘skunk’ [stɛŋk.dyːr]  
**''steŋqdȳr'' ‘skunk’ [stɛŋk.dyːr]  
**''æŋʒlesca'' ‘English’ [ɛŋg.lɛs.kə]
**''æŋᵹlesca'' ‘English’ [ɛŋg.lɛs.kə]
**''hulɧ'' ‘hollow’ [hʊlx]
**''hulɧ'' ‘hollow’ [hʊlx]
*[kʊ, gʊ, xʊ], respectively, after a consonant and before a syllabic.  
*[kʊ, gʊ, xʊ], respectively, after a consonant and before a syllabic.  
**''seŋqɴ'' ‘to sink’ [sɛŋ.kʊn]
**''seŋqɴ'' ‘to sink’ [sɛŋ.kʊn]
**''æŋʒʌ'' ‘angle’ [ɛŋ.gʊl]  
**''æŋᵹʌ'' ‘angle’ [ɛŋ.gʊl]  
**''arƕʀ'' ‘arrows’ [ar.xʊr]
**''arƕʀ'' ‘arrows’ [ar.xʊr]
*[kw, gw, xw] before a vowel, when after a consonant or word-initial.  
*[kw, gw, xw] before a vowel, when after a consonant or word-initial.  
**''qerna'' ‘millstone’ [kwɛr.nə]  
**''qerna'' ‘millstone’ [kwɛr.nə]  
**''aŋʒa'' ‘narrow’ [aŋ.gwə]
**''aŋᵹa'' ‘narrow’ [aŋ.gwə]
**''melcƕīt'' ‘calcium’ [mɛlk.xwiːt]
**''melcƕīt'' ‘calcium’ [mɛlk.xwiːt]
*[ukʊ, ugʊ, uxʊ] after a vowel and before a syllabic.  
*[ukʊ, ugʊ, uxʊ] after a vowel and before a syllabic.  
**''sleqɴ'' ‘to extinguish’ [slɛu.kʊn]
**''sleqɴ'' ‘to extinguish’ [slɛu.kʊn]
**''baʒᴍ'' ‘tree’ [bau.gʊm]
**''baᵹᴍ'' ‘tree’ [bau.gʊm]
**''seƕɴ'' ‘to see’ [sɛu.xʊn]
**''seƕɴ'' ‘to see’ [sɛu.xʊn]
*[ukw, ugw, uxw] when intervocalic.  
*[ukw, ugw, uxw] when intervocalic.  
**''eqarn'' ‘acorn’ [ɛu.kwarn]
**''eqarn'' ‘acorn’ [ɛu.kwarn]
**''beʒa'' ‘grain, cereal’ [bɛu.gwə]  
**''beᵹa'' ‘grain, cereal’ [bɛu.gwə]  
**''aƕa'' ‘water’ [au.xwə]
**''aƕa'' ‘water’ [au.xwə]
*[uk, ug, ux] after a vowel and before a consonant or when word-final.  
*[uk, ug, ux] after a vowel and before a consonant or when word-final.  
**''þeq'' ‘thick’ [θɛuk]
**''þeq'' ‘thick’ [θɛuk]
**''daʒ'' ‘dew’ [daug]
**''daᵹ'' ‘dew’ [daug]
**''seɧcunðag'' ‘visible’ [sɛ́ux.kʊn.ðəg]
**''seɧcunðag'' ‘visible’ [sɛ́ux.kʊn.ðəg]
*In simpler terms:
*In simpler terms:
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**The coda labiovelar becomes vocalic ([ʊ]) when followed by a syllabic.
**The coda labiovelar becomes vocalic ([ʊ]) when followed by a syllabic.
*When any labiovelar consonant is followed by <v>, the pronunciation of <v> changes from [v] to [w].
*When any labiovelar consonant is followed by <v>, the pronunciation of <v> changes from [v] to [w].
**''treʒvetscap'' ‘dendrology’ [trɛug.wɛt.skap]
**''treᵹvetscap'' ‘dendrology’ [trɛug.wɛt.skap]
**''naɧventʀ'' ‘next winter’ [naux.wɛnt.r̩]
**''naɧventʀ'' ‘next winter’ [naux.wɛnt.r̩]


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