The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[z]→[ʐ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5

Voiced alveolar fricative to Voiced retroflex fricative

The retraction of the voiced alveolar fricative [z] to the voiced retroflex fricative [ʐ]. This process of hardening mirrors the voiceless shift of [s] to [ʂ].

Phonetic Effects

Retraction, Hardening

Language Examples

Old Polish [zʲ]→Modern Polish [ʐ]— The hardening of historical voiced sibilants into retroflexes.

Related Transformations

More Slavic Shifts

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