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* The "th" sound of S became a simple S | * The "th" sound of S became a simple S | ||
* The trilled R becomes a simple R. | * The trilled R becomes a simple R. | ||
* E becomes "eh" or a schwa when unstressed, but an "AY" when stressed. | |||
* O becomes a schwa when unstressed, but an "OH" when stressed, except at the end of a word when it is also "OH". | |||
A remnant of Spanish is the hard sound of J and G which is retained so Jesenia is pronounced with a hard "H" at the beginning. | |||
==Spanish stress rules in brief== | ==Spanish stress rules in brief== | ||
Revision as of 04:13, 11 September 2026
English influence
The influence of English altered how Spanish is pronounced in Altierra.
- The "y" sound of double L changed to a simple L
- The "th" sound of S became a simple S
- The trilled R becomes a simple R.
- E becomes "eh" or a schwa when unstressed, but an "AY" when stressed.
- O becomes a schwa when unstressed, but an "OH" when stressed, except at the end of a word when it is also "OH".
A remnant of Spanish is the hard sound of J and G which is retained so Jesenia is pronounced with a hard "H" at the beginning.
Spanish stress rules in brief
- Ends in a vowel, -n, or -s → stress falls on the second-to-last syllable (unless marked otherwise).
- Ends in any other consonant → stress falls on the last syllable (unless marked otherwise).
- A written accent (á é í ó ú) always overrides the above and marks the true stressed syllable.
- Stressed syllable is shown in CAPITALS.
List
| Word | Stress |
|---|---|
| Aldonza de Bracamonte | al-DON-sa de bra-ca-MON-tay |
| Abrigada | a-bri-GA-da |
| agacharse | a-ga-CHAR-se |
| Agraciana | a-gra-CIA-na |
| Altierra | al-TIE-rra |
| Alturión | al-tu-RIÓN |
| Alucio | a-LU-cio |
| Arcipresta Suprema | ar-ci-PRES-ta su-PRE-ma |
| Baja | BA-ja |
| Bamonte | ba-MON-te |
| Bestia | BES-tia |
| Bestia Plena | BES-tia PLE-na |
| Bestia Primera | BES-tia pri-ME-ra |
| Beyla | BEY-la |
| Bracamunda | bra-ca-MUN-da |
| Brisa | BRI-sa |
| calcendi | cal-CEN-di |
| Calida | ca-LI-da (or CÁ-li-da if meant as "cálida") |
| Casando | ca-SAN-do |
| Cascon | CAS-con |
| castigo | cas-TI-go |
| Cregan | CRE-gan |
| Criada | cri-A-da |
| Divara | di-VA-ra |
| Divaran | di-VA-ran |
| Domina | do-MI-na (or DÓ-mi-na if meant as Latin "domina") |
| Doncella | don-CE-lla |
| Elísal | e-LÍ-sal |
| Emelia | e-ME-lia |
| Estrella | es-TRE-lla |
| Fabra | FA-bra |
| Farago | fa-RA-go |
| Felisa | fe-LI-sa |
| Fiel | FIEL |
| Genita | ge-NI-ta |
| Guardia | GUAR-dia |
| Illarion | i-LLA-rion (probably intended as Illarión, i-lla-RIÓN) |
| Iniciador | i-ni-cia-DOR |
| Isla Arbojan | IS-la ar-BO-jan |
| Jesenia | je-SE-nia |
| Kataleya | ka-ta-LE-ya |
| Laia | LAI-a |
| Laritza | la-RIT-za |
| Letanía | le-ta-NÍ-a |
| Lluvial | llu-VIAL |
| Lonzo | LON-zo |
| Lunara | lu-NA-ra |
| Madesto | ma-DES-to |
| Maestra | ma-ES-tra |
| Maricella | ma-ri-CE-lla |
| Custodio | cus-TO-dio |
| Mariscal | ma-ris-CAL |
| Marivel | ma-ri-VEL |
| Mija | MI-ja |
| Morada | mo-RA-da |
| Mundumbra | mun-DUM-bra |
| Nazaro | na-ZA-ro |
| Neiva | NEI-va |
| Nena | NE-na |
| Ocaso | o-CA-so |
| Orolago | o-ro-LA-go |
| Ozalla | o-ZA-lla |
| Paco | PA-co |
| Pascuala | pas-CUA-la |
| Peyrol | pey-ROL |
| Platacosta | pla-ta-COS-ta |
| Raf | RAF |
| Rocosa | ro-CO-sa |
| Rugiente | ru-GIEN-te |
| Runagate | RUN-a-gate (English, not Spanish) |
| Ruvén | ru-VÉN |
| Sacerdotisa | sa-cer-do-TI-sa |
| Sirviente | sir-VIEN-te |
| Socorra | so-CO-rra |
| Solvár | sol-VÁR |
| Sombras | SOM-bras |
| Sometria | so-ME-tria |
| sumisa | su-MI-sa |
| Tavio | TA-vio |
| Teniente | te-NIEN-te |
| Toia | TOI-a |
| Umbral | um-BRAL |
| Vallescuro | va-lles-CU-ro |
| Velada | ve-LA-da |
| Velessa | ve-LE-ssa |
| Venerada | ve-ne-RA-da |
| Veridia | ve-RI-dia |
| Videlio | vi-DE-lio |
| Yago | YA-go |
| Yola | YO-la |
| zanja | ZAN-ja |