two changes at once
Is there a y in matteuccia?
No y at all.
two changes at once
The y sound in the middle of the word is real, and it comes from the way English handles a long u after a consonant. Nothing writes it down. The letters at that point are e and u, in that order.
The class
Two separate decisions about the letters, both made at once.
Same name
Other spellings recorded for matteuccia
The name