fricative
English
Etymology
New Latin fricativus, from Classical Latin fricāre, present active infinitive of fricō (“I rub”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fricative (plural fricatives)
- (phonetics) 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.
Synonyms
- (archaic) spirant
Derived terms
- dental fricative
- groove fricative
- lateral fricative
- slit fricative
Translations
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Adjective
fricative (comparative more fricative, superlative most fricative)
- (phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.
Derived terms
Terms derived from fricative
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Further reading
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʁi.ka.tiv/
Noun
fricative f (plural fricatives)
Adjective
fricative
- feminine singular of fricatif
Further reading
- “fricative” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Adjective
fricative f pl
- Feminine plural of adjective fricativo.
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