fricative (redirected from Fricatives)

fric·a·tive  (frk-tv)

n.

A consonant, such as f or s in English, produced by the forcing of breath through a constricted passage. Also called spirant.

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a fricative consonant.

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[New Latin frictvus, from Latin frictus, past participle of fricre, to rub.]

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fricative [ˈfrɪkətɪv]

n

(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a continuant consonant produced by partial occlusion of the airstream, such as (f) or (z)

adj

(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) relating to or denoting a fricative

[from New Latin fricātivus, from Latin fricāre to rub]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fricative - a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract fricative consonant, spirant continuant, continuant consonant - consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract sibilant, sibilant consonant - a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
Adj.	1.	fricative - of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident soft - (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

Translations

fricative [ˈfrɪkətɪv]

A. ADJ → fricativo

B. N → fricativa f

fricative

adj → Reibe-; fricative consonant → Reibelaut m

n → Reibelaut m

fricative [ˈfrɪkətɪv] n (Ling) → fricativa

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fricative [ˈfrɪkətɪv] n (Ling) → fricativa