A Refactoring of Spanish & Portuguese · companion data
Companion / Part 4 / 4.19
Chapter 4.19

Stressed-nasal-o: /om, ˈon, ˈoŋ, ˈwen/ ↔ /õ/; /on/ ↔ /ɐ̃w/

51 cognate pairs

Spanish → Portuguese

/om/⟨om⟩ → /õ/3 pairs
source
Sagittal articulation of /o/
/o/
Sagittal articulation of /m/
/m/
/õ/⟨om⟩ · 3
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /õ/
/õ/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
om/om/om/õ/om, sacred syllable
kombu/ˈkom.bu/kombu/ˈkõ.bu/kombu, edible kelp
shalom/ʃa.ˈlom/shalom/ʃɐ.ˈlõ/shalom
/on/⟨on⟩ → /õ/14 pairs
source
Sagittal articulation of /o/
/o/
Sagittal articulation of /n/
/n/
/õ/⟨on⟩ · 14
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /õ/
/õ/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
onceon.θe/onzeõ.zɨ/eleven
ondaon.da/ondaõ.dɐ/wave
donde/ˈdon.de/ondeõ.dɨ/where
monte/ˈmon.te/monte/ˈmõ.tɨ/mountain
contra/ˈkon.tɾa/contra/ˈkõ.tɾɐ/against, opposite
pronta/ˈpɾon.ta/pronta/ˈpɾõ.tɐ/ready (fem)
pronto/ˈpɾon.to/pronto/ˈpɾõ.tu/ready, soon, quick
redonda/re.ˈðon.da/redonda/ʁɨ.ˈdõ.dɐ/round
redondo/re.ˈðon.do/redondo/ʁɨ.ˈdõ.du/round
nihon/ni.ˈon/nihon/ni.ˈõ/Nihon, Japan
ondolon.dol/ondolõ.dul/ondol, underfloor heating
onsenon.sen/onsenõ.sẽ/onsen
ponzu/ˈpon.su/ponzu/ˈpõ.zu/ponzu, citrus sauce
wonton/won.ˈton/wonton/wõ.ˈtõ/wonton, dumpling
/on/⟨ón⟩ → /ɐ̃w/8 pairs
source
Sagittal articulation of /o/
/o/
Sagittal articulation of /n/
/n/
/ɐ̃w/⟨ão⟩ · 8
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /ɐ̃/
/ɐ̃/
Sagittal articulation of /w/
/w/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
razón/ra.ˈθon/razão/ʁɐ.ˈzɐ̃w/reason
carbón/kaɾ.ˈβon/carvão/kɐɾ.ˈvɐ̃w/coal
ladrón/la.ˈðɾon/ladrão/lɐ.ˈdɾɐ̃w/thief
corazón/ko.ɾa.ˈθon/coração/ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w/heart
barón/ba.ˈɾon/barão/bɐ.ˈɾɐ̃w/baron
limón/li.ˈmon/limão/li.ˈmɐ̃w/lemon
algodón/al.go.ˈðon/algodão/aɫ.gu.ˈdɐ̃w/cotton
tiburón/ti.βu.ˈɾon/tubarão/tu.bɐ.ˈɾɐ̃w/shark
/oŋ/⟨on⟩ → /õ/2 pairs
source
Sagittal articulation of /o/
/o/
Sagittal articulation of /ŋ/
/ŋ/
/õ/⟨on⟩ · 2
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /õ/
/õ/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
tronco/ˈtɾoŋ.ko/tronco/ˈtɾõ.ku/trunk
gong/goŋ/gong/gõ/gong, struck percussion
/wen/⟨uen⟩ → /õ/4 pairs
source
Sagittal articulation of /w/
/w/
Sagittal articulation of /e/
/e/
Sagittal articulation of /n/
/n/
/õ/⟨on⟩ · 4
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /õ/
/õ/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
cuenta/ˈkwen.ta/conta/ˈkõ.tɐ/account, bill
cuento/ˈkwen.to/conto/ˈkõ.tu/tale, story
fuente/ˈfwen.te/fonte/ˈfõ.tɨ/fountain, spring
puente/ˈpwen.te/ponte/ˈpõ.tɨ/bridge

Portuguese → Spanish

/õ/⟨on⟩ → /on, wen, oŋ/20 pairs
source
Sagittal articulation of /õ/
/õ/
/on/⟨on⟩ · before coronal, after obstruent · 4
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /o/
/o/
Sagittal articulation of /n/
/n/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
contra/ˈkon.tɾa/contra/ˈkõ.tɾɐ/against, opposite
redonda/re.ˈðon.da/redonda/ʁɨ.ˈdõ.dɐ/round
redondo/re.ˈðon.do/redondo/ʁɨ.ˈdõ.du/round
ponzu/ˈpon.su/ponzu/ˈpõ.zu/ponzu, citrus sauce
/wen/⟨uen⟩ · before coronal, after obstruent · 4
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /w/
/w/
Sagittal articulation of /e/
/e/
Sagittal articulation of /n/
/n/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
cuenta/ˈkwen.ta/conta/ˈkõ.tɐ/account, bill
cuento/ˈkwen.to/conto/ˈkõ.tu/tale, story
fuente/ˈfwen.te/fonte/ˈfõ.tɨ/fountain, spring
puente/ˈpwen.te/ponte/ˈpõ.tɨ/bridge
/on/⟨on⟩ · before coronal, not after obstruent · 8
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /o/
/o/
Sagittal articulation of /n/
/n/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
onceon.θe/onzeõ.zɨ/eleven
ondaon.da/ondaõ.dɐ/wave
donde/ˈdon.de/ondeõ.dɨ/where
monte/ˈmon.te/monte/ˈmõ.tɨ/mountain
pronta/ˈpɾon.ta/pronta/ˈpɾõ.tɐ/ready (fem)
pronto/ˈpɾon.to/pronto/ˈpɾõ.tu/ready, soon, quick
ondolon.dol/ondolõ.dul/ondol, underfloor heating
onsenon.sen/onsenõ.sẽ/onsen
/oŋ/⟨on⟩ · not before coronal · 2
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /o/
/o/
Sagittal articulation of /ŋ/
/ŋ/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
tronco/ˈtɾoŋ.ko/tronco/ˈtɾõ.ku/trunk
gong/goŋ/gong/gõ/gong, struck percussion
/on/⟨on⟩ · not before coronal · 2
outcome
Sagittal articulation of /o/
/o/
Sagittal articulation of /n/
/n/
SpanishES IPAPortuguesePT IPAEnglish
nihon/ni.ˈon/nihon/ni.ˈõ/Nihon, Japan
wonton/won.ˈton/wonton/wõ.ˈtõ/wonton, dumpling
Every table here shows the full corpus behind a sound correspondence — the print book shows a curated handful. Forms are generated from the book’s Latin→Romance model; the CCA column is the reconstructed common ancestor.