[f]→[o]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 2/5

Voiceless labiodental fricative to Close-mid back rounded vowel

Vocalization of [f] can result in the mid-back rounded vowel [o], particularly when the labial element simplifies through a diphthongal stage during the transition from Latin to Romance.

Phonetic Effects

Vocalization, Monophthongization

Language Examples

Latin to French Romance

parabola / paravola [v]→parole [o]— Path: [v/w] > [u] > [o]. NOTE: this example shows [v]→[o] vocalization, not [f]→[o]. The file may be mislabeled; the vocalization of labial fricatives/glides to [o] involves /v/ or /w/, not /f/.

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Romance Shifts

[ã] → [õ] — Raising [a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [ai] → [e] — Monophthongization

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