spirant
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English
Etymology
From Latin spirans, present participle of spīrō (“I blow”). Compare inspire, expire, respiration, etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
spirant (plural spirants)
- (linguistics, dated) A non-sibilant fricative.
- 1888, Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer:
- Spirant consonants are those in which the mouth passage is simply narrowed without any actual contact.
- 1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E:
- The raising of the stem indicated the opening of the consonant to a ‘spirant’ […]
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
alt term for fricative
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Anagrams
French
Adjective
spirant (feminine spirante, masculine plural spirants, feminine plural spirantes)
Further reading
- “spirant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Latin
Verb
spīrant
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French spirante.
Adjective
spirant m or n (feminine singular spirantă, masculine plural spiranți, feminine and neuter plural spirante)
- fricative consonant
Declension
Declension of spirant
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | spirant | spirantă | spiranți | spirante | ||
| definite | spirantul | spiranta | spiranții | spirantele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | spirant | spirante | spiranți | spirante | ||
| definite | spirantului | spirantei | spiranților | spirantelor | |||