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==Length of Vowels== | |||
Vowels in Icelandic can be either short or long. If a syllable is unstressed, its vowel is always short; if a syllable is stressed, its vowel is long. However, if a stressed syllable occurs before a double consonant, its vowel is short. Thus, in dama lady, the first a is long and the second is short. However, in amma grandmother, the first a is short and so is the second a. | |||
Also, a vowel is long if it is followed by pr, tr, kr, gr, or gð. | |||
*akrar fields | |||
*bragð taste | |||
*april April | |||
A vowel is short before pn, tn, kn, pi, tl, or kl. | |||
*að sakna: to miss | |||
*epli: apple | |||
*að opna: to open | |||
*setning: sentence | |||
== Alphabet and IPA pronunciation == | == Alphabet and IPA pronunciation == | ||