fricative
/frik-uh-tiv/US // ˈfrɪk ə tɪv //UK // (ˈfrɪkətɪv) //
擦音,擦音符,擦音符语,辩音
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : characterized by audible friction produced by forcing the breath through a constricted or partially obstructed passage in the vocal tract; spirantal; spirant.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Also called spirant. a fricative consonant, as,, or.
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Examples
Spirant, spī′rant, n. a consonant which is fricative or continuable—opp.
Instead of the former there is a g with “fricative” pronunciation, and as in High German the th has passed over into d.
Medial q is usually written (chi), representing the fricative pronunciation: Ealuin and similar.
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