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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἄηχος (áēkhos).[1] By surface analysis, ά- (á-, privative alpha) + ήχος (íchos, “sound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.i.xos/
- Hyphenation: ά‧η‧χος
Adjective
άηχος • (áichos) m (feminine άηχη, neuter άηχο)
- silent, noiseless, soundless
- (phonetics, phonology) voiceless, unvoiced
- Antonym: ηχηρός (ichirós)
Τα άηχα σύμφωνα της νεοελληνικής είναι τα [p t k c], [f x ç θ s] και [ts].- Ta áicha sýmfona tis neoellinikís eínai ta [p t k c], [f x ç th s] kai [ts].
- The voiceless consonants of Modern Greek are , and .
Declension
Antonyms
- see: ήχος m (íchos, “sound, noise”)
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