[o]→[e]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5
Close-mid back rounded vowel to Close-mid front unrounded vowel
The close-mid back rounded vowel /o/ can undergo a phonetic transformation to the close-mid front unrounded vowel /e/ through processes of vowel fronting and unrounding. This shift is often triggered by assimilation to a following front vowel or palatal consonant.
Phonetic Effects
Fronting, Unrounding, Assimilation
Language Examples
fruente→frente— Change from ancient Latin varieties to medieval Spanish, retained in Judeo-Spanish.
Related Transformations
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