Moss Spelling Dictionary

cladunia, put right

heard as cladunia

spelled cladonia

Cladonia.

What the ear did

An unstressed vowel can be written any number of ways. Latin endings of this shape are -onia, never -unia.

Sound decision: an unstressed vowel blurring. Said kla-DOH-nee-uh.

C-L-A-D-O-N-I-A

The full entry for cladonia covers the name itself.

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