Iambic shorteningIambic shortening' or is vowel shortening that occurs in words of the type light–heavy, where the light syllable is stressed. By this sound change, words like , , , with long final vowel change to , , , with short final vowel.
Iambic shorteningIambic shortening' or is vowel shortening that occurs in words of the type light–heavy, where the light syllable is stressed. By this sound change, words like , , , with long final vowel change to  , , with short final vowel.