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Meaning of patskanis | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2

Definitions

vowel

declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

English vowel

Examples

“uzsvērti un neuzsvērti patskaņi”

stressed and unstressed vowels

“garie un īsie patskaņi”

long and short vowels

“patskaņu klasifikācija”

vowel classification

“šaurais patskanis (“e” vai “ē”)”

narrow, tense vowel (“e” or “ē”, pronounced as IPA [ɛ])

“platais patskanis (“e” vai “ē”)”

broad, lax vowel (“e” or “ē”, pronounced as IPA [æ])

“ritma, lāpāmais patskanis”

rhythmic vowel (added for prosodic or metric reasons)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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