Appendix:Latin glossary

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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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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

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