Englisch
Detailed Synonyms for spirant in Englisch
spirant:
spirant Adjektiv
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spirant
– of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') 1sibilant; spirant; continuant; strident; fricative– of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') 1-
sibilant Adjektiv
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spirant Adjektiv
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continuant Adjektiv
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strident Adjektiv
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fricative Adjektiv
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spirant [the ~] Nomen
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the spirant
– a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract 1the fricative consonant; the spirant; the fricative– a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract 1