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spirantenUK
spi·rant S0646100 (spī′rənt)n. See fricative.adj. Fricative.
[Latin spīrāns, spīrant-, present participle of spīrāre, to breathe.]
spi′ran·tize′ v.spirant (ˈspaɪrənt) adj (Phonetics & Phonology) another word for fricativen (Phonetics & Phonology) a fricative consonant[C19: from Latin spīrāns breathing, from spīrāre to breathe]fric•a•tive (ˈfrɪk ə tɪv)
n. 1. a consonant sound, as (th), (v), or (h), characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract. adj. 2. of or pertaining to a fricative. [1855–60; < Latin fricāt(us), past participle of fricāre; see friction] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | spirant - a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tractfricative, fricative consonantcontinuant, continuant consonant - consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tractsibilant, sibilant consonant - a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) | | Adj. | 1. | spirant - of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')continuant, fricative, sibilant, stridentsoft - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') |
TranslationsSpirantenUK
Spirant one of a class of consonants also known as fricatives. Spirants are formed when a stream of air passes through the aperture created when articulatory organs are brought close to one another at various points in the vocal tract; they include labial and frontal spirants. In manner of articulation, spirants are opposed to other obstruents and to sonants. MedicalSeefricativespirantenUK
Synonyms for spirantnoun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tractSynonyms- fricative
- fricative consonant
Related Words- continuant
- continuant consonant
- sibilant
- sibilant consonant
adj of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as 'f', 's', 'z', or 'th' in both 'thin' and 'then')Synonyms- continuant
- fricative
- sibilant
- strident
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