[i]→[ɛ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Close front unrounded vowel to Open-mid front unrounded vowel
The lowering of the high front vowel [i] to the open-mid front vowel [ɛ] is a common vowel shift, often part of larger chain shifts or motivated by phonetic environment.
Phonetic Effects
Lowering, Opening
Language Examples
[i] / [I]→[ɛ]— Lowering shift in front short vowels.
Related Transformations
More Germanic Shifts
Sources & References
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