fricativa

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

fricativa

  1. feminine singular of fricatiu

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fri.kaˈti.va/
  • Rhymes: -iva
  • Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧tì‧va

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fricative, from Latin fricāre.

Noun

fricativa f (plural fricative)

  1. (phonetics) fricative

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fricativa

  1. feminine singular of fricativo

Further reading

  • fricativa in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • fricativa in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • fricativa in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • fricatìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧ti‧va

Etymology 1

Clipping of consoante fricativa.

Noun

fricativa f (plural fricativas)

  1. (phonetics) fricative (consonant produced by constricting the flow of air)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fricativa

  1. feminine singular of fricativo

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɾikaˈtiba/
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: fri‧ca‧ti‧va

Adjective

fricativa

  1. feminine singular of fricativo