fricatief

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin fricatus, past participle of fricare (“to rub”) +‎ -ief.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -if
  • IPA(key): /ˌfrikaːˈtif/
  • Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧tief

Adjective

fricatief (not comparable)

  1. fricative

Declension

Declension of fricatief
uninflected fricatief
inflected fricatieve
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial fricatief
indefinite m./f. sing. fricatieve
n. sing. fricatief
plural fricatieve
definite fricatieve
partitive fricatiefs

Noun

fricatief m (plural fricatieven, diminutive fricatiefje n)

  1. (linguistics) a fricative consonant

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