Iberian Gothic

General Information
Iberian Gothic is an East Germanic language descended from the tongue of the Visigoths, a Germanic tribe whose origins lie in Scandinavia. It is descended from the same branch of East Germanic languages that Ostrogothic and Vandalic are from. Owing much to the multilingual heritage of the Iberian peninsula, Iberian Gothic shares much in common developmentally with Spanish and Catalonian.

Historical Phonology
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Long vowels merge with their short pairs.

Example:

The word-final 〈m〉 normally disappears, but remains in the form of an 〈n〉 in certain monosyllabic words.

Example:

The word final〈s〉is intact, but is instead used for pluralization

Example:

Graphic 〈au〉 and 〈ai〉 → 〈ue〉 and 〈ie〉.

Example: *waúrd [ˈwɔrd] → vuerd [ˈβwerd] ms. "word"

[hʷ kʷ gʷ] are simplified to [x k g]; between another consonant an epithetic〈u〉is inserted instead

Example: *triggws [ˈtriɡɡʷs] → triggus [ˈtriɡɡus] → trigo [ˈtriɣo] “faithful”

When not following a high vowel, /θ/ → /s/. After another consonant, /θ, ð/ → /d/, otherwise /θ/ remains

Example:

An epenthetic /e/ is universally inserted before /s/

Example: *riks → riques ms. "realms"

Example: *skauro → escuero

Unstressed vowels are often the victim of syncope:

Example: *waninassus [ˈwaninasːus] → vañaso [ˈβaɲaso] ms. “deficiency”

Word initial /f/ is syncoped, unless it is followed by〈u〉.

Example:

The -A Declension
This declension contains masculine nouns from the former -a and -ja declensions. The oblique ending of the singular was innovated by analogy with the nominative, and the final /s/ of the nominative singular was lost by analogy with the oblique singular. The /j/ of the -ja declension was lost by analogy with the -a declension.

The -O declension
This declension contains feminine nouns from the former -ō and -jō declensions. The oblique ending of the singular was innovated by analogy with the nominative, and the final /s/ of the nominative singular was lost by analogy with the oblique singular. The /j/ of the -jō declension was lost by analogy with the -ō declension, and the -i in the nominative singular of the long stems became -a by analogy with the short stems.

The -I declension
This declension contains both masculine and feminine nouns. The oblique ending of the singular was innovated by analogy with the nominative, and the final /s/ of the nominative singular was lost by analogy with the oblique singular.

The -U declension
This declension contains mostly masculine nouns. The oblique ending of the singular was innovated by analogy with the nominative, and the final /s/ of the nominative singular was lost by analogy with the oblique singular. The /j/ of the nominative plural endings was lost by analogy with the other endings.

Verbs
Similar to German, Iberian Gothic utilizes both separable and inseparable prefixes in order to change the meaning of some verbs. Separable prefixes, such as af-, can usually be detached