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Spirant

Noun CEFR B1
ˈspaɪəɹənt

Definitions

A non-sibilant fricative.

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Equivalents

Españolespirante
Françaisspirant
العربيةالحرف الإحتكاكي
5 more languages
Bosanskispìrant
Suomispirantti
Hrvatskispìrant
Polskiszczelinowy
Српскиspìrant

Examples

“Spirant consonants are those in which the mouth passage is simply narrowed without any actual contact⟳.”
“The raising of the stem indicated the opening of the consonant to a ‘spirant’ […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

spirant mutation spiranthy spirantisation spirantization spirapril spiraprilat

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