[e]→[uo]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Close-mid front unrounded vowel to Diphthong uo
The close-mid front unrounded vowel /e/ can undergo diphthongization to the diphthong /uo/, particularly in specific phonological contexts such as pretonic syllables.
Phonetic Effects
Diphthongization, Rounding
Language Examples
*medu→[m'uod]— honey (in Northeast East Slavic)
*klenu→[kl'uon]— maple (in Northeast East Slavic)
*selu→[s'uol']— village (in Northeast East Slavic)
*neslu→[n'uos]— he carried (in Northeast East Slavic)
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