Fricatives

/ˈfrɪkətɪvz/ noun

Definition

Plural of fricative; multiple fricative sounds or a group of consonants made by forcing air through mouth constrictions.

Etymology

Plural form of 'fricative,' used in linguistic and phonetic discussions to refer to the class of consonant sounds.

Kelly Says

Linguists love studying fricatives because they show how different languages carve up the same sounds—some languages have 'th' fricatives while others replace them with different sounds!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
摩擦音
mɐʃɐ-ʔɔn
ARالعربية
صّيّنات
ṣa-yyānāt
BNবাংলা
স্পর্শধ্বনি
sporshodhvani
CACatalà
fricatives
frɪk-ə-tɪv
CSČeština
friktivy
frɪk-tɪ-vʏ
DADansk
frikativer
frɪk-a-ˈtɪv-ər
DEDeutsch
Reibelauten
ʁaɪ̯bɛˈlaʊ̯tn̩
ELΕλληνικά
φρικτίβες
frɪk-t̪ɪ-vɛs
ESEspañol
fricativas
fri-ka-ti-vas
FAفارسی
صداهای سایش
ṣada-hāye sāyash
FISuomi
fricatiivit
frɪ-ka-t̪iː-vit
FRFrançais
fricatives
fʁikativ
GUGU
વ્યંજન
vyanjan
HAHA
fricatives
frɪk-ə-tɪv
HEעברית
שריקות
ʃʁi-kə-t
HIहिन्दी
स्पर्श ध्वनियाँ
sparsha dhvaniyan
HUMagyar
fricatívok
frɪ-ka-ˈt̪iːvɒk
IDBahasa Indonesia
frikatif
fɾi-ka-ti-f
IGIG
fricatives
frɪk-ə-tɪv
ITItaliano
fricative
fri-ka-ti-ve
JA日本語
摩擦音
まさこおん
KKKK
fricatives
frɪk-ə-tɪv
KMKM
ស្លាក់
slɑːk
KO한국어
마찰음
ma-chal-eum
MRMR
फ्रिक्टिव्ह
frɪk-t̪ɪv
MSBahasa Melayu
frikatif
frɪ-ka-t̪ɪf
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင်း သံ
kyaʊŋ thaŋ
NLNederlands
frictieven
frɪk-tɪ-ə-vən
NONorsk
frikativer
frɪk-a-ˈtɪv-ər
PAPA
ફ્રીકટીવ્સ
frɪk-t̪ɪv
PLPolski
fricatywy
frɪ-ka-tɨv-ɨ
PTPortuguês
fricativas
fɾi-ka-ti-vas
RORomână
fricative
frɪ-ka-tiv
RUРусский
фрикативы
fri-ka-ti-vy
SVSvenska
frikativ
frɪk-a-tiv
SWKiswahili
fricatives
frɪk-ə-tɪv
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்ச்சி ஒலி
toṭarcci oli
TEతెలుగు
కాంటాక్ట్ సౌండ్స్
kaantakt saunds
THไทย
เสียงเสียด
siang saet
TLTL
fricatives
frɪk-ə-tɪv
TRTürkçe
fırtınalar
fırtı-na-lar
UKУкраїнська
фрикативи
frɪ-ka-t̪ɪ-vɪ
URاردو
فریکٹائvz
fɾɪ-kṭaɪvz
VITiếng Việt
âm thanh xát
âm thanh xát
YOYO
fricatives
frɪk-ə-tɪv
ZH中文
摩擦音
mō-chà yīn
ZUZU
fricatives
frɪk-ə-tɪv

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