ieisme

== Catalan == === Etymology === Compare Spanish yeísmo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [jəˈiz.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [jeˈiz.me] === Noun === ieisme m (plural ieismes) (linguistics) a feature found in varieties of Eastern Catalan whereby the Vulgar Latin medial clusters c'l, g'l, t'l, and ly (from le and li before vowels) yield the consonant [j] instead of the [ʎ] found in other varieties. For instance, llentia instead of llentilla Synonyms: ieisme històric, iodització (linguistics) More generally, pronunciation of etymological [ʎ] as [j], as in Modern French and most contemporary varieties of Spanish === Further reading === “ieisme”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007