fleebleneeble@reddthat.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat's up with the þ being used but not ð?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up119arrow-down1message-squareWhat's up with the þ being used but not ð?fleebleneeble@reddthat.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecolourlessidea@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoIsn’t þ in Icelandic generally voiceless, as in ‘thin’ for example?
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoNot consistently—the more usual pattern is to use þ at the beginning of words and ð internally, even if the internal sound is voiceless.
minus-squareisyasad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 hours agoI had assumed they were allophones and always wondered if there was a minimal pair to prove otherwise. It turns out though there is one: tooth (n) vs tooth (v), or tooþ vs tooð.
Isn’t þ in Icelandic generally voiceless, as in ‘thin’ for example?
Not consistently—the more usual pattern is to use þ at the beginning of words and ð internally, even if the internal sound is voiceless.
I had assumed they were allophones and always wondered if there was a minimal pair to prove otherwise. It turns out though there is one: tooth (n) vs tooth (v), or tooþ vs tooð.