[d]→[i]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiced alveolar plosive to Close front unrounded vowel
The shift from the alveolar stop [d] to the high-front vowel [i] (or the palatal glide [j]) is a form of vocalization. It typically happens in two contexts: as a stage of extreme intervocalic lenition, or when palatalized by a neighboring front vowel.
Phonetic Effects
Vocalization, Palatalization, Lenition
Language Examples
Dia [dʲ] (God)→a Dhia [j / i] (O God)— Grammatical lenition (séimhiú) of slender d: the palatal stop becomes a palatal glide [j] or is lost entirely.
radiu [dj]→rayo [j] (Spanish)— The palatalized dental stop [dj] shifted to palatal glide [j] in Spanish; cf. also Italian 'raggio' [dːʒ].
Related Transformations
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