How certain consonants change in certain situations.
Rules
- Most Adûnaic words are stressed on the root syllable, which is usually on the first vowel or on the first syllable of
the word.
- Adûnaic words may also be stressed on the second or later syllable if certain unstressed prefixes are added
(particularly in verbs).
- In polysyllabic words, secondary stress may also be present. Initial words will receive secondary stress.
- Within a compound word, the stress will usually be present in the last word of the compound, though not
necessarily the last vowel of that word.
- In most words that contain a long vowel, the primary stress of the word falls on this long vowel.
- When a word contains two long vowels, the primary stress is placed on the last long vowel.
Examples
Stress is in bold, with the phonetic rendition after the word.
Nouns:
- Batân: /bɑ.’taːn/, “Road”.
- Avalôi: /ɑ.wɑ.’lo:i/, “The Powers”.
- Ugru-dalad: /ug.ru’dɑ.lɑd/, “Under the shadow”.
- Êru: /e:.ru/, “The One”.
- Yôzâyan: /jo:.’za:.jɑn/, “Land of Gift”
- Kathattû: /kɑ.θɑt.’tu:/, “All-father, Father of All”.
- Balkumagân: /bɑl.ku.mɑ.’ga:n/, “Ship-wright”
- Akallabêth: /ɑ.kɑl.lɑ.’be:θ/, “She that has Fallen”.
- Gimlad: /’gim.lɑd/, “Starward”
- Zadan: /’zɑ.dɑn/, “House”.
- Pûh: /pu:h/, “Breath”.
Verbs:
- Nêyadam: /ne:.’jɑ.dɑm/, “We go”.
- Yanakhâ: /jɑ.nɑ.’xa:/, “They (inanimate) come”
- Yutudamhê: /ju.tu.dɑm.’he:/, “They (masculine beings) will watch”.
- Dukitabda: /du.ki.’t ɑb.dɑ/, “You should touch”.
- Akalubi: /ɑ.’kɑ.lu.bi/, “It is falling down”.