- obstruent sound
- s LINGÜÍSTICA consonant obstruent
English-Catalan dictionary. 2013.
English-Catalan dictionary. 2013.
obstruent — /ob strooh euhnt/, adj. 1. Med. (of a substance) producing an obstruction. 2. Phonet. (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs. Cf. sonorant. n. 3. Med. a medicine that closes the natural… … Universalium
obstruent — ob•stru•ent [[t]ˈɒb stru ənt[/t]] adj. 1) phn (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs 2) phn an obstruent speech sound; a stop, fricative, or affricate Compare resonant 7) • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
Obstruent — Manners of articulation Obstruent Plosive (occlusive) Affricate Fricative Sibilant Sonorant Nasal Flap/Tap … Wikipedia
obstruent — [ ɒbstrʊənt] noun Phonetics a fricative or plosive speech sound. Origin C17: from L. obstruent , obstruere block up … English new terms dictionary
obstruent — n. obstruction; substance which obstructs passage in the body (Medicine); (Linguistics) sound made by blocking the passage of air through the mouth, occlusive (e.g. sound of the letters B and P) adj. obstructing; blocking or hindering passage in… … English contemporary dictionary
obstruent — noun a consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; the generic term of plosive, fricative and affricate … Wiktionary
obstruent — a.,n. Medicine, blocking up body passage. Phonetics/Linguistics, sound characterized by obstruction of the airstream: a plosive, fricative, or affricate … Dictionary of difficult words
obstruent — noun a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth • Hypernyms: ↑consonant • Hyponyms: ↑stop consonant, ↑stop, ↑occlusive, ↑plosive consonant, ↑plosive speech sound, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Final obstruent devoicing — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
plosive speech sound — noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it his stop consonants are too aspirated • Syn: ↑stop consonant, ↑stop, ↑occlusive, ↑plosive consonant, ↑plosive • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Consonant gradation — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia