diff --git a/dictsource/de_list b/dictsource/de_list
index 9bddc6b4..ba22bcad 100644
--- a/dictsource/de_list
+++ b/dictsource/de_list
@@ -189,33 +189,6 @@ _7o	z'i:bt@
 _8o	_'axt@
 _0Co	'hUnd3tst@
 
-// Abbreviations
-//==============
-(a . a . o .)	 A:||A:||_o:
-allg     'alg@maIn
-abb      'abb,IldUN
-anm      'anm,ErkUN
-bd       band	$capital
-bde      bEnd@	$capital
-bzw      b@tsi:UNsvaIz@
-chr      krIstUs
-dr       d'Okto:r
-evtl     e:vEntu:'El
-od       o:d3  $only
-fr       fraU
-frl      frOYlaIn
-hr       hEr
-hrsg     hEr'aUsge:b3
-inkl     Inklu:z'i:v@
-km       ki:lo:m'e:t3
-nr       nUm3
-strg       St'OY@rUN
-usf      %Untzo:f'Ort
-usw      %Untzo:v'aIt3   $pause
-vgl      fErgl'aIC@
-(z. b.)     tsUmb'aISpi:l
-
-
 // definite article
 der             %dEr
 die             %di:
@@ -745,6 +718,7 @@ expedient       Ekspe:dI'Ent
 extravagant      $1
 extrem          Ekstr'e:m
 
+fond	fO~
 foyer		fOj'e:
 friedvoll       fr'i:tfOl
 furchen         fUrC@n
@@ -878,6 +852,7 @@ oktober	$2
 optimal	$3
 ödem		Y:d'e:m
 
+pardon	pard'O~
 paradies         $3
 passage	$alt
 perplex          $2
@@ -905,6 +880,7 @@ rupie            $alt
 
 sabbat          zabat
 sagt            zA:gt
+saison	zE:z'O~
 salopp           $2
 schieberegler	S'i:b@re:gl3
 schokolad	$3
@@ -932,6 +908,7 @@ stalagmit       stalagm'It
 subjekt		$1
 
 tag             tA:g
+teint	tW~
 telegen         te:le:g'e:n
 terrain	tEr'W~
 theater         te:'A:t3
diff --git a/dictsource/de_rules b/dictsource/de_rules
index 482f671d..65333863 100644
--- a/dictsource/de_rules
+++ b/dictsource/de_rules
@@ -1151,10 +1151,8 @@ formal) ie         =I@
         seku (nden ze:k'U
      _) selbst (@@P6 z'Elpst
         service (_S7 z%Ervi:s
- share (ware	SE:r
         shop       _^_EN
      _) sky        _^_EN
-   soft (ware	sOft
         soldat     z%OldA:t
      &) so (rt_    s_|O
         summe      zUm@
@@ -1401,7 +1399,7 @@ formal) ie         =I@
 
      @) wert (_    ve:rt
      _) wh         _^_EN
-     &) ware (_    wE:r
+     &) ware (_    _^_EN
      _) wasch (@P5 v'aS
      _) wasser (@P6 v'as@r
      _) weit (C@P4 v'aIt
diff --git a/phsource/ph_german b/phsource/ph_german
index 48b88d1c..25b244a6 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_german
+++ b/phsource/ph_german
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ endphoneme
 phoneme OY
   vwl starttype #o endtype #i
   length 220
-  FMT(vwl_de/eu)
+  FMT(vdiph/oi)
 endphoneme
 
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ phoneme y
   IF nextPh(*) THEN
     length 110
   ENDIF
-  FMT(vowel/u#_3)
+  FMT(vowel/yy_4)
 endphoneme
 
 
@@ -484,3 +484,10 @@ phoneme x
   ENDIF
   WAV(ufric/x_hr, 20)
 endphoneme
+
+
+phoneme O~ // saison, Pardon, Fond
+  vwl  starttype #o  endtype #o
+  length 190
+  FMT(vnasal/o_n5)
+endphoneme
diff --git a/phsource/vwl_de/eu b/phsource/vwl_de/eu
deleted file mode 100644
index 47695147..00000000
Binary files a/phsource/vwl_de/eu and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/phsource/vwl_de/ue_short b/phsource/vwl_de/ue_short
deleted file mode 100644
index 03eccd0a..00000000
Binary files a/phsource/vwl_de/ue_short and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/tests/language-phonemes.test b/tests/language-phonemes.test
index 85ee7cae..61dd39c8 100755
--- a/tests/language-phonemes.test
+++ b/tests/language-phonemes.test
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test_lang cmn e7831fc783f79f1505e90d81d193dc591cb6f54e "na Na la ja pa pha fa ta
 test_lang cs 73d5bdeebdab81c629d34f76c87930bb6a188c50 "ma na n^a pa ta ca ka ba da Ja ga tsa tSa dza dZa fa sa Sa xa va za Za ha r-a Ra R^a R^/a la ja _:_ mi mi: me me: ma ma: mo mo: mu mu: maU meU moU"
 test_lang cy 5c5c7ab1c1b531dcacbbe072d5ee9cef3467d945 "ma na Na pa ta ka ba da ga tSa dZa fa Ta sa Sa xa ha ca Da za ra Ca la l/2a ja wa _:_ ma mE mI mY mO mU mV mi: my: mu: me: mo: mA: mAY maI maY maU m@I m@Y meU mIu mYu mOI mOY muI muY"
 test_lang da c55842af4f63fd67e6e48b97903b77223b6a4d77 "ma na Na pa ta ka ba da ga fa sa ha S;a tS;a va Da ja ra Ra _:_ m@ m@- m3 m3- mi m?i mI me m?e mE m?E m& m?& m&# m?&# mA m?A mu m?u mo m?o mO m?O mV m?V m0 m?0 my m?y mY mW m?W mW# m?W# maI"
-test_lang de f250cd80d6ddb782efcd3df9541b8b588e58e3d8 "ma na Na pa ta ka ?a ba da ga pFa tsa tSa dZa sa Sa za Za fa Ta Ca xa ha ca Da ja la ra g#a l/a l2a _:_ m@ m3 ma mE mE2 mI mO mU mA mi2 my mW mI: mA: mi: mu: mE: me: mo: my: mY: maU maI mEI mOY moU mA~ miR mUR"
+test_lang de dc6224a5e19b1a9bacb049e5277a2bc2d748f8a8 "ma na Na pa ta ka ?a ba da ga pFa tsa tSa dZa sa Sa za Za fa Ta Ca xa ha ca Da ja la ra g#a l/a l2a _:_ m@ m3 ma mE mE2 mI mO mU mA mi2 my mW mI: mA: mi: mu: mE: me: mo: my: mY: maU maI mEI mOY moU mA~ miR mUR"
 test_lang el b01fb02420612ea59c43bf6aff4175063bd93bcb "ma na pa ta ka ba da ga fa Ta sa xa va Da za Qa ra la _:_ ma me mi mo mu"
 test_lang en c4ed41c6ef4a43bae30f3469fe886c7b456dd02d "ma na Na pa ta ka ba da ga fa Ta sa Sa xa ha va Da za Za tSa dZa la ra ja wa t2a t#a d#a z#a r-a z/2a w#a m- n- N- _:_ mI mE ma m0 mV mU mi: mA: mO: mu: m3: mA@ mO@ mo@ mU@ mi@3 mIR mVR mi@ me@ mi m@ m3 me# mI# mI2 meI maI mOI moU maU maa mO2 maI@ maI3 maU@"
 test_lang en-029 cfd13bc57be7f495935c662472eae3d2c7200ebd "ma na Na pa ta ka ba da ga fa Ta sa Sa xa ha va Da za Za tSa dZa la ra ja wa t2a t#a d#a z#a r-a z/2a w#a m- n- N- _:_ mI mE ma m0 mV mU mi: mA: mO: mu: m3: mA@ mO@ mo@ mU@ mi@3 mIR mVR mi@ me@ mi m@ m3 me# mI# mI2 meI maI mOI moU maU maa mO2 maI@ maI3 maU@"