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.
Forms are written in IPA, the International Phonetic Alphabet: one symbol, one sound. Stressed syllables carry ˈ. Dates are approximate and given only where the handbooks agree. 24 word journeys.