The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[a]→[ue]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5

Open front unrounded vowel to Diphthong ue

Spontaneous diphthongization of 'a' (or its mid-vowel reflexes) into 'ue' is a characteristic development in the evolution of the Spanish language from Vulgar Latin.

Phonetic Effects

Diphthongization, Rounding

Language Examples

focus [fokus]→fuego [fweɣo]— Latin short [o] diphthongized into Spanish [ue].
mortis [mortis]→muerte [mweɾte]— Diphthongization of stressed short vowels in the Romance family.

Related Transformations

More Romance Shifts

Sources & References

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