[w]→[ð]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiced labio-velar approximant to Voiced dental fricative
The voiced labio-velar approximant /w/ can undergo a historical phonetic transformation into the voiced dental fricative /ð/. This shift involves both a change in the manner of articulation, from an approximant to a fricative, and a significant shift in the place of articulation, from labio-velar to dental.
Phonetic Effects
Fortition, Dentalization, Place Assimilation
Language Examples
dyw llun→dydd Llun— Middle Welsh 'dyw' (meaning 'day') evolved to Modern Welsh 'dydd'.
dyw mawrth→dydd Mawrth— Middle Welsh 'dyw' (meaning 'day') evolved to Modern Welsh 'dydd'.
Related Transformations
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