From: alex
Message: 25150
Date: 2003-08-18
>>the stress in cog-nos-ce-re is not on /o/ of the syllable (-nos-)?
>> 1) /o/ > /u/ before /n/, /nC/ ( bun, munte), but not before /m/, /mn/
>> ( omn, somn). Exception : nume > no:men ( perhaps due numeru > num.r)
>>
>> I would like to add now that even the word "cumnat" shows that /o/ >
>> /u/ before /mn/ thing which was excluded initialy by Miguel.
>
> Wrong rule. You need: unstressed /o/ > /u/ (unconditionally).
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