Appendix:Latin glossary

A glossary of Latin linguistic terms used in the body of this dictionary. See also Appendix:Glossary for terms not specific to Latin. This page can be linked to using {{la-glossary}}.

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L

The littera rule^[1]: A sound change where /VːC/ invalid IPA characters (VC) became /VCː/ invalid IPA characters (VC), i.e. where a long vowel became short and caused the next consonant to geminate, such as littera from earlier lītera, or Iuppiter from earlier Iūpiter.

References

^ Sen, Ranjan (2015) Syllable and Segment in Latin‎^[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 47

[1] Sen, Ranjan (2015) Syllable and Segment in Latin‎^[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 47

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