Etymological Notes (XI): Equivalents of the German Diphthong au in Estonian Loanwords

On the example of 18 words it is shown that in Estonian borrowings the literary German diphthong au is represented not only by au, but also by the diphthong ou or the (long or short) monophthong o. The reason for such variation can be seen in the presence of Low German phonetic substrate in the Balt...

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Veröffentlicht in:Keel ja kirjandus 2010-01, Vol.12, p.920-927
1. Verfasser: Uibo, Udo
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