[ts]→[s]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 5/5
Voiceless alveolar affricate to Voiceless alveolar fricative
De-affrication of [ts] to [s] is a common historical development, where the stop component of the affricate is lost, leaving only the fricative.
Phonetic Effects
De-affrication
Language Examples
centum [tsent]→cent [sã]— Latin centum evolved into Old French [tsent], which subsequently de-affricated to [s] in Middle and Modern French.
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