spirant

ˈspaɪrənt
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Translation of spirant into German,

Adjective

1.

phonetics

TECH.relating to a sound produced without complete closure of the vocal tractTECH.
frikativ
  • The letter 'f' is a spirant sound in English..Der Buchstabe 'f' ist im Englischen ein frikativ.
2.

linguistics

TECH.related to sounds made by air through a narrow passageTECH.
frikativ reibend
  • The spirant sounds in English include 'f' and 's'.Als frikativ werden im Englischen Laute wie 'f' und 's' klassifiziert.

Noun

linguistics

TECH.consonant sound made by air passing through a narrow openingTECH.
Reibelaut mFrikativ mSpirant
  • The 'f' in 'fish' is a spirant.Das 'f' in 'Fisch' ist ein Reibelaut.
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Synonyms and analogies of spirant in English

adj.fricativesibilanthissing
n.fricativesibilantMore synonyms

Examples of spirant in a sentence

  • Linguists study spirant sounds to understand language patterns.
  • The spirant quality of the 'h' sound is subtle.
  • Linguists study spirant sounds to understand language evolution.
  • Linguists study the spirant sounds in various languages.
  • The teacher explained how a spirant differs from a plosive.

Translations of "spirant" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derFrikativnm.
derReibelautnm.
Adjective
frikativadj.
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