NOVUM → nuevo · neuf · nuovo
The textbook case of the breaking short o: nuevo, nuovo and Old French nuef all split the vowel in two; French alone later fused it back into one rounded sound. Portuguese novo, Romanian nou and Catalan nou never broke it, and the last two turned the v into u.
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NOVUM
‘new’
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
Classical Latin accusative; V is still a w
The textbook case of the breaking short o: nuevo, nuovo and Old French nuef all split the vowel in two; French alone later fused it back into one rounded sound. Portuguese novo, Romanian nou and Catalan nou never broke it, and the last two turned the v into u.
Le forme sono scritte in AFI, l’Alfabeto Fonetico Internazionale: un simbolo, un suono. Le sillabe toniche sono segnate con ˈ. Le date sono approssimative e indicate solo dove i manuali concordano. 24 viaggi di parole.