spirantization

As a noun spirantization is

(uncountable|phonology) (of a consonant) becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and spirantization

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while spirantization is (of a consonant) becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.

As nouns the difference between spirantization and begadkefat

is that spirantization is (of a consonant) becoming a spirant (fricative) sound while begadkefat is a phenomenon of spirantization affecting most plosive consonants of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic when they are preceded by a vowel and not geminated; also any similar case of spirantization of postvocalic plosives in other languages, such as Berber.

Spirantization is a related term of spirantize.

As a noun spirantization

is (uncountable|phonology) (of a consonant) becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.

As a verb spirantize is

(phonetics) to change (a consonant) to a spirant sound.

As nouns the difference between fricative and spirantization

is that fricative is any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant. English /f/ and /s/ are fricatives while spirantization is (of a consonant) becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.

As an adjective fricative

is produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

As nouns the difference between spirant and spirantization

is that spirant is (linguistics|archaic) a fricative while spirantization is (uncountable|phonology) (of a consonant) becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.

Spirantization is a alternative form of spirantisation.

As nouns the difference between spirantisation and spirantization

is that spirantisation is an alternative spelling of spirantization while spirantization is (of a consonant) becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.