OIcel phonology

OIcel progressive consonant assimilation

The inflectional ending -r is fully assimilated in the following cases

• sr -> ss / _#
  • frýs + r → frýss (from frjósa)
  • laks + r → lakss (→ lax)
• lr -> ll / _#
• nr -> nn / _#

Since this produces geminates, the result serves as an input for OIcel consonant shortening. If the preceding consonant is already geminate, assimilation only occurs in the case of ss:

• ssr -> ss / _#
• llr -> llr / _#
• nnr -> nnr / _# with exception of mann.

In words with short syllables the assimilation usually does not occur:

• dalr
• svanr

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