-u-

Morpheme

-u-

Type

connecting vowel

Denotation

Latin connecting vowel

Etymology

Latin -u-

Evidence

actual, constituent, contractual, February, Hindustan, January, minuet, mutual, octuple

Notes

connecting vowels do not cause doubling but do replace a replaceable <e>

See Also

-e-, -i-, -o-

Homographs

u-, -u, -u

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