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[ue]→[u]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 2/5

Monophthongization Germanic

Diphthong ue to Close back rounded vowel

Monophthongization of diphthong [ue] to close back rounded vowel [u] through glide absorption.

Phonetic Effects

Monophthongization

Language Examples

German (connected speech) Germanic

[ue]→[u]— Reduction in rapid articulation.

Dutch (dialectal) Germanic

[ue]→[u]— Regional vowel shift.

English (unstressed) Germanic

[ue]→[u]— Reduction in weak syllables.

Related Transformations

More Germanic Shifts

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

Sources & References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monophthongization

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