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Umlaut in Gutish initiates the following changes in the stressed vowel of a word: | Umlaut in Gutish initiates the following changes in the stressed vowel of a word: | ||
*‹a› → ‹e› | *‹a› → ‹e› - ''s'''a'''tjan'' ‘to set’ → ''s'''e'''čin'' | ||
*‹ā› → ‹ǣ› | *‹ā› → ‹ǣ› - ''hl'''ah'''jan'' ‘to laugh’ → ''þl'''ǣ'''n'' | ||
*‹ǭ› → ‹œ̄› | *‹ǭ› → ‹œ̄› - | ||
*‹o› → ‹œ› | *‹o› → ‹œ› - | ||
*‹ō› → ‹œ̄› | *‹ō› → ‹œ̄› - ''hw'''ō'''tjan'' ‘to threaten’ → hw'''œ̄'''čin | ||
*‹u› → ‹y› | *‹u› → ‹y› - ''h'''u'''gjan'' ‘to think’ → ''h'''y'''ǧin'' | ||
*‹ū› → ‹ȳ› | *‹ū› → ‹ȳ› - | ||
NB: Umlaut can refer to several different types of vowel change in Germanic languages – i/j-umlaut, u/w-umlaut, and a-umlaut most common – but only one type is present in Gutish. Umlaut here is used to refer specifically to i/j-umlaut, also known as i-umlaut, or front umlaut. | NB: Umlaut can refer to several different types of vowel change in Germanic languages – i/j-umlaut, u/w-umlaut, and a-umlaut most common – but only one type is present in Gutish. Umlaut here is used to refer specifically to i/j-umlaut, also known as i-umlaut, or front umlaut. | ||