ingressive

ɪnˈɡrɛsɪv

Definition

Definition of ingressive - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

phonetics

TECH.

speech sound with inward air flow

TECH.

The Zulu language uses ingressives in its phonetic system.

inflow

inhalation

inward

Adjective

movement

TECH.

going or directed inward, entering

TECH.

The ingressive path led to the hidden cave.

entering

inward

linguistics

TECH.

aspectually indicating action is about to be entered

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The ingressive verb form showed the action was starting.

inceptive

inchoative

phonetics

TECH.

uttered by drawing air inward through mouth or nose

TECH.

The ingressive sound was unusual in the language.

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Origin of ingressive

Latin, ingressus (entry)

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linguistic sound

ingressive sound in certain languages

Examples of ingressive in a sentence

Linguists study ingressives to understand diverse phonetic patterns.
The ingressive design of the building maximized natural light.
Her ingressive approach to the problem revealed new insights.
The ingressive aspect marked the beginning of the event.
Ingressive sounds indicate the start of speech.
The ingressive airflow was noted during the experiment.

Linguists studied the ingressive phonetic patterns.

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French:son ingressif, ingressif, ...
German:Ingressive, einwärts gerichtet, ...
Italian:ingressivo, entrante, ...
Spanish:sonido ingresivo, ingresivo, ...
Portuguese:som ingressivo, ingressivo, ...
Chinese:内吸音, 向内的, ...
Japanese:内向音, 内向きの, ...
Arabic:صَوْت داخِلِي, داخِل, ...
Hebrew:צְלִיל אִינְגְרֶסִיבִי, נִכְנָס, ...
Russian:ингрессивный звук, входящий, ...
Ukrainian:інгресив, вхідний, ...
Hindi:इनग्रेसीव्स, प्रवेशी, ...
Bengali:ইনগ্রেসিভ, প্রবেশপথ, ...
Catalan:ingressiu, d'entrada, ...
Czech:ingresiva, vstupný, ...
Danish:ingressiv lyd, indadgående, ...
Dutch:ingressief, binnengaand, ...
Greek:εισερχόμενος ήχος, εισερχόμενος, ...
Hungarian:ingresszív hang, befelé irányuló, ...
Khmer:សំឡេងនិយាយដែលខ្យល់ហូរចូល, ចូលទៅខាងក្នុង, ...
Korean:내향음, 내부로 향하는, ...
Persian:آوای درون‌رو, ورودی, ...
Polish:dźwięk ingresywny, wchodzący, ...
Portuguese (BR):ingressivo, interno, ...
Romanian:sunet ingresiv, de intrare, ...
Swedish:ingressiv, inåtgående, ...
Thai:เสียงอินเกรสซีฟ, ที่มุ่งเข้าสู่, ...
Turkish:içeriye doğru ses, içeriye yönelen, ...
Vietnamese:âm thanh lời nói vào trong, dẫn vào, ...

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Definition of ingressive - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Origin of ingressive

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Terms with ingressive included in their meaning

Examples of ingressive in a sentence

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