homorganic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌhɒmɔːˈɡænɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌhɑmɔɹˈɡænɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
From hom- + organic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of consonants: having the same place of articulation; for example, labial m, b, p, alveolar n, d, t, velar ŋ, g, k.
Two identical consonants (redoubled) in second and third position are frequently found (they are called verba mediae geminatae), but two homorganic consonants are not.
2011 March 1, Eulàlia Vernet i Pons, “Semitic Root Incompatibilities and Historical Linguistics”, in Journal of Semitic Studies, volume 56, number 1, →DOI, page 4:
- (not-comparable) Produced by the same or homologous organs.
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Translations (2)
fr homorgane (having the same place of articulation) · fr homorganique (having the same place of articulation)