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'''These are lifted straight from Latin.''' | '''These are lifted straight from Latin.''' | ||
A syllable is '' | A syllable is ''light'', unless one of the following conditions are met, in which case it is ''heavy'': | ||
# It contains a diphthong, which in Triparik means one of: '''ä, æ, ø, ŏ.''' | # It contains a diphthong, which in Triparik means one of: '''ä, æ, ø, ŏ.''' | ||
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#* Likewise '''cz''' and '''j''' count as two consonants, since they are affricates and thus "heavy" sounds. | #* Likewise '''cz''' and '''j''' count as two consonants, since they are affricates and thus "heavy" sounds. | ||
#* A stop-liquid cluster (b, d, g, p, t, or k followed by r or l), by itself, counts as just one consonant. | #* A stop-liquid cluster (b, d, g, p, t, or k followed by r or l), by itself, counts as just one consonant. | ||
=== Examples === | |||
'''maczisto.''' | |||
* ''ma-'' would be heavy, because it's followed by '''cz'''. | |||
* ''- czis-'' is heavy, because its vowel is followed by a cluster ('''-st-'''). | |||
* ''-to'' is light. | |||
== Accent Rules == | |||
'''These are also lifted straight from Latin.''' | |||
# If a syllable is marked acute or grave, it gets the accent. | |||
# If the penultimate syllable is heavy, it gets the accent. | |||
# Otherwise, the antepenultimate (third-from-last) syllable gets the accent. | |||
=== Examples === | |||
'''maczisto''' has a heavy penultimate syllable and no explicit mark; therefore, the accent is ''ma-CZIS-to''. | |||
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Syllable Weight Rules
These are lifted straight from Latin.
A syllable is light, unless one of the following conditions are met, in which case it is heavy:
- It contains a diphthong, which in Triparik means one of: ä, æ, ø, ŏ.
- Its vowel is placed before more than one consonant.
- Note that x counts as two consonants (/ks/).
- Likewise cz and j count as two consonants, since they are affricates and thus "heavy" sounds.
- A stop-liquid cluster (b, d, g, p, t, or k followed by r or l), by itself, counts as just one consonant.
Examples
maczisto.
- ma- would be heavy, because it's followed by cz.
- - czis- is heavy, because its vowel is followed by a cluster (-st-).
- -to is light.
Accent Rules
These are also lifted straight from Latin.
- If a syllable is marked acute or grave, it gets the accent.
- If the penultimate syllable is heavy, it gets the accent.
- Otherwise, the antepenultimate (third-from-last) syllable gets the accent.
Examples
maczisto has a heavy penultimate syllable and no explicit mark; therefore, the accent is ma-CZIS-to.