fricative, spirant

fricative, spirant
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  • spirant — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin spirant , spirans, present participle of spirare to breathe Date: 1862 a consonant (as f, s, sh) uttered with friction of the breath against some part of the oral passage ; fricative …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fricative consonant — noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract • Syn: ↑fricative, ↑spirant • Hypernyms: ↑continuant consonant, ↑continuant • Hyponyms: ↑sibilant, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • spirant — spirant, ante [ spirɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. f. • 1872; lat. spirans « respirant, soufflant » ♦ Phonét. Consonne spirante ou n. f. une spirante : consonne produite comme une fricative, correspondant souvent à l articulation d une occlusive relâchée.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • spirant — [spī′rənt] n. [< L spirans, prp. of spirare, to breathe: see SPIRIT] Phonet. a consonantal sound, as (sh) or (v), produced by the passage of breath through the partially closed oral cavity; fricative adj. having the nature of a spirant;… …   English World dictionary

  • spirant Phonetics — [ spʌɪr(ə)nt] adjective (of a consonant) uttered with a continuous expulsion of breath. noun a spirant consonant; a fricative. Derivatives spirantization or spirantisation noun Origin C19: from L. spirant , spirare breathe …   English new terms dictionary

  • Spirant — Spi rant, n. [L. spirans, antis, p. pr. of spirare to breathe. See {Spirit}.] (Phon.) A term used differently by different authorities; by some as equivalent to fricative, that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fricative consonant — Fricatives are consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. These may be the lower lip against the upper teeth, in the case of IPA| [f] ; the back of the tongue against the soft… …   Wikipedia

  • spirant — /spuy reuhnt/, Phonet. n. 1. fricative (def. 2). adj. 2. Also, spirantal /spuy ran tl/. fricative. [1865 70; < L spirant (s. of spirans, prp. of spirare to breathe); see SPIRIT, ANT] * * *       in phonetics, a term defined by some scholars as… …   Universalium

  • fricative — /frik euh tiv/, Phonet. adj. 1. (of a speech sound) characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant. n. 2. Also called spirant. a… …   Universalium

  • spirant — spi•rant [[t]ˈspaɪ rənt[/t]] n. adj. phn fricative • Etymology: 1865–70; < L spīrant , s. of spīrāns, prp. of spīrāre to breathe; see ant …   From formal English to slang

  • spirant — adj. & n. Phonet. adj. (of a consonant) uttered with a continuous expulsion of breath, esp. fricative. n. such a consonant. Etymology: L spirare spirant breathe …   Useful english dictionary

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