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/e/
Spelling: e
erst
"first"
gent "noble"
Mid, front, unrounded short vowel. Vowel of PDE bet.
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/e/ Spelling: e erst
"first" Mid, front, unrounded short vowel. Vowel of PDE bet. SOUND |
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| OE
/e/ |
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EME
/e/
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| OE
/e:/ |
Shortening
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Raising
before nasal |
EME
/I/
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| OE
/e'/
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Smoothing
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Influence
of /r/ |
EME
/a/ |
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| OE
/y/ |
Unrounding
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