creaky en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɹiːki/
Etymology
Etymology tree English creak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English creaky From creak + -y.
Meanings
- Tending to creak.
- Worn down by overuse; decrepit.
- arthritic or rheumatic.
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Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
creaky voice
creaky tone
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| creakiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| creakier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
noncreaky · creakily · creakiness
Translations (28)
de quietschend (tending to creak) · hu csikorgós (tending to creak) · pt quebradiço (tending to creak) · hu csikorgó ((linguistics) of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds) · hu recsegő (tending to creak) · bg скърцащ (tending to creak) · fr gémissant (tending to creak) · sv knarrande (tending to creak) · es rechinador (tending to creak) · hu ósdi (worn down by overuse; decrepit) · ru скрипу́чий (tending to creak) · hu lepusztult (worn down by overuse; decrepit) · bg скрибуцащ (tending to creak) · hu nyikorgó ((linguistics) of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds) · de knarrend (tending to creak) · hu recsegő ((linguistics) of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds) · pt quebrável (tending to creak) · hu nyikorgós (tending to creak) · hu csikorgó (tending to creak) · fi nariseva ((linguistics) of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds) · fi natiseva (tending to creak) · hu rekedtes ((linguistics) of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds) · hu nyikorgó (tending to creak) · hu érdes ((linguistics) of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds) · fr grinçant (tending to creak) · hu rozzant (worn down by overuse; decrepit) · hu recsegős (tending to creak) · es rechinante (tending to creak)