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ejective en · ADJ
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English eject
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English ejective
From eject + -ive.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection.
Deriveds
ejectively · nonejective
ejective en · NOUN
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English eject
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English ejective
From eject + -ive.
Meanings
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A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.
Forms
Relateds
implosive
Translations (10)
hy ձայնածերպային (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly) · hy կատկային (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly) · ja 放出音 (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly) · cmn 外擠氣音 /外挤气音 (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly) · hy գլոտալ (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly) · ka აბრუპტივი (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly) · cmn 擠喉音 /挤喉音 (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly) · ru абрупти́вный согла́сный (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly) · cmn 噴音 /喷音 (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly) · vi âm phụt (nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly)