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spirantize

Terms vs Spirantize - What's the difference?

terms | spirantize |


As a noun terms

is .

As a verb spirantize is

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

Spirantize vs Spirantized - What's the difference?

spirantize | spirantized |


As verbs the difference between spirantize and spirantized

is that spirantize is (phonetics) to change (a consonant) to a spirant sound while spirantized is (spirantize).

Spirantization vs Spirantize - What's the difference?

spirantization | spirantize | Related terms |

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.

Spirant vs Spirantize - What's the difference?

spirant | spirantize |


As a noun spirant

is (linguistics|archaic) a fricative.

As a verb spirantize is

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

Consonant vs Spirantize - What's the difference?

consonant | spirantize |


As a noun consonant

is (lb) a sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.

As an adjective consonant

is characterized by harmony or agreement.

As a verb spirantize is

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

Spirantize vs Unspirantized - What's the difference?

spirantize | unspirantized |


As a verb spirantize

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

As an adjective unspirantized is

not spirantized.