Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Phoneme

Graphemes: ā, á
Classes: long open back vocalic vowel
Implicit classes: V
Features +long +low -high +back +syllabic +voice

Related rules

Origin

  • post-pwgmc-monosyllabic-z: aiz > ā / C_, iz > ē / C_, uz > ū / C_
  • pre-oe-long-o-unrounding: ō > ā
  • oe-diphthong-tensing: ai > ā, au > ēa, eu > ēo, iu > īo
  • oe-long-ae-retraction: ǣ > ā / _C[+back]
  • pnwgmc-e-lowering: ē > ā
  • pwgmc-long-o: {ō|ǭ} > ā / _(r)#, ô > ō