[tied]tall as an palm ( it was Re: cardinal points)

In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

> On Sun, 11 May 2003 17:18:36 +0200, alex_lycos <altamix@...>
> wrote:
>
>> Even with the loosing of the intervocalic "b" I don'T see how
>> to get an /o/ in Rom. from /ui/
>> cubitus > cuitus > cuitu > ?
>
> /kúbitu/ > /kúBetu/ > /kúãtu/ > /kút/, I guess.

I presume you wanted to write /kúãtu/ > /kwãtu/ (stress falling
on /ã/) > /kotu/ (with usual reduction of /wã/ > /o/ as in /unã/ >
/uã/ > /wã/ > /uo/ > /o/).

Regards,
Marius Iacomi