[ui]→[j]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5
Diphthong ui to Voiced palatal approximant
The diphthong /ui/, a combination of a high back rounded vowel and a high front unrounded vowel, can undergo a phonetic transformation where its high front vowel component reduces and consonantizes into a voiced palatal approximant /j/. This process typically involves the loss or significant reduction of the initial vowel element of the diphthong.
Phonetic Effects
Diphthong Reduction, Consonantization of the High Front Vowel Component, Loss of the Initial Vowel Element
Language Examples
huiós→γιος [ˈʝos]— The Ancient Greek diphthong /ui/ in words like 'huiós' (son) historically evolved into the voiced palatal approximant /j/ in Modern Greek 'γιος' [ˈʝos].
Related Transformations
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