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--- In romconlang@yahoogroups.com, theiling@... wrote: > > Is it known whether _x_ in Latin _re:x_ was voiceless /ks/ or voiced > /gz/? Since the stem is in -/g/, I'm not sure. > > So is there a difference in pronunciation compared to _pax_, whose stem > ends in -/k/? > No difference at all: they're both /ks/. The final stop assimilates in voicing to the -s. The Roman grammarians tell us that "urbs" was pronounced as if spelled "urps"