Vowels
editClassical Latin | Gallo-Romance | Context 1 | British Latin | Example |
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[a] | [a] | normal | [a] | buccam > buccam [boka] "mouth" |
[a:] | [a] | normal | [a] | |
[e] | [ɛ] | normal | [ɛ] | |
before r | [a] | paternum > patarnum [padarno] "father" | ||
after j | [a] | |||
[e:] | [e] | normal | [e] | filium > filio [ixo] "son" |
before r | [a] | |||
after j | [a] | |||
[i] | [e] | normal | [e] | septem > sept /sɛt/ "seven" |
before r | [a] | |||
after j | [a] | |||
[i:] | [i] | normal | [i] | |
[o] | [ɔ] | normal | [ɔ] | |
before r, n | [a] | portam > parta [parta] "door" | ||
[o:] | [o] | normal | [o] | portam > porte /pɔʁt/ "door"; *sottvm, *sottam > sot, sotte /so/, /sɔt/ "silly" |
before r, n | [a] | grossvm, grossam > gros, grosse /ɡʁo/, /ɡʁos/ "fat" | ||
after w | [a] | |||
[u] | [o] | normal | [o] | novvm > neuf /nœf/ "new"; cor > *corem > cœur /kœʁ/ "heart" |
before r, n | [a] | |||
after w | [a] | |||
[u:] | [u] | normal | [u] | svbtvs > /ˈsottos/ > sous /su/ "under"; svrdvm > sourd /suʁ/ "mute" |
[y] | [e] | normal | [e] | satyrum > satyrum [satero] "satyr, faun" |
before r | [a][1] | |||
after j | [a][1] | |||
[y:] | [i] | normal | [i] | paternum > paternum [padarno] "father"; |
[ai] | [ɛ] | |||
[aw] | [aw] | normal | [ɔ:] | faustum > Fastum [fɔ:sto] "personal name, praenomen"; |
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Consonants
editClassical Latin | Hispanic Gallo-Romance | Context 1 | British Latin | Example | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
[b] | /b/ | normal | [b] | buccam > boca [boka] "mouth" | |
[g] | [g] | normal | normal | [g] | |
[ɟ] | before a front vowel | normal | |||
following sonorants | [dz] | ||||
[f] | [h] | normal | normal | [h] | filium > hijo [ixo] "son" |
[ɸ] | before liquids and w | [ɸ] | |||
[k] | [k] | closed | /ɛ/ | septem > sept /sɛt/ "seven" | |
open | /iɛ/ | heri > hier /jɛʁ/ "yesterday"; pedem > pied /pje/ "foot" | |||
/e/ | closed | /e/ | siccvm > sec /sɛk/ "dry" | ||
open | /ei/ | pēram > poire /pwaʁ/; vidēre > early Old French vedeir /vəˈðeir/ > Old French vëoir /vəˈoir/ > voir /vwaʁ/ "to see" | |||
palatal + open | /iei/ | cēram > cire /siʁ/ "wax"; mercēdem > merci /mɛʁˈsi/ "mercy" | |||
/i/ | all | /i/ | vītam > vie /vi/ "life"; vīllam > ville > /vil/ "town" | ||
/ɔ/ | closed | /ɔ/ | portam > porte /pɔʁt/ "door"; *sottvm, *sottam > sot, sotte /so/, /sɔt/ "silly" | ||
closed followed by /s/, /z/ | grossvm, grossam > gros, grosse /ɡʁo/, /ɡʁos/ "fat" | ||||
open | /uɔ/ | novvm > neuf /nœf/ "new"; cor > *corem > cœur /kœʁ/ "heart" | |||
/o/ | closed | /o/ | svbtvs > /ˈsottos/ > sous /su/ "under"; svrdvm > sourd /suʁ/ "mute" | ||
open | /ou/ | nōdvm > nœud /nø/ "knot" | |||
/u/ | all | /y/ | dv̄rvm > dur /dyʁ/ "hard"; nv̄llam > nulle /nyl/ "none (fem.)" | ||
/au/ | all | /au/ | avrvm > or /ɔʁ/ "gold" | ||
followed by /s/, /z/ | cavsam > chose /ʃoz/ "thing" | ||||
followed by Gallo-Romance /w/,/ɣu/,/ɣo/ | /ɔ/ | *traucon (<Gaulish) > Gallo-Romance /trauɣo/ > Old French /trɔw/ > trou /tʁu/ "hole" [2] | |||
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- ^ a b Schrijver, Peter. "The Rise and Fall of British Latin: Evidence from English and Brittonic".
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(help) - ^ Pope, Mildred K. From Latin to French, with Especial Consideration of Anglo-Norman. Page 183 section 481.