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sonus medius

sonus medius noun: a high central vowel occurring in the Latin language, [ɨ] or possibly [ʉ], that developed from earlier /u/ in non-initial syllables due to vowel reduction in Old Latin. Represented by the Claudian letter Ⱶ, ͱ.

Noun

sonus medius

  1. A high central vowel occurring in the Latin language, [ɨ] or possibly [ʉ], that developed from earlier /u/ in non-initial syllables due to vowel reduction in Old Latin. Represented by the Claudian letter Ⱶ, ͱ.

Origin of sonus medius

From Latin sonus medius (“intermediate sound”).

Questions about sonus medius

What does sonus medius mean?
Sonus medius means a high central vowel occurring in the Latin language, [ɨ] or possibly [ʉ], that developed from earlier /u/ in non-initial syllables due to vowel reduction in Old Latin. Represented by the Claudian letter Ⱶ, ͱ.
What part of speech is sonus medius?
Sonus medius is a noun.

Words near sonus medius in the dictionary

  1. Sontals
  2. sonth
  3. Sonthal
  4. Sonthals
  5. Sontra
  6. sonus medius
  7. sonuva
  8. sonuvabitch
  9. sonuvabitches
  10. sonuvvabitch
  11. sonuvvabitches

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