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preaspiration en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpɹiːˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English aspire Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English aspiration English preaspiration From pre- + aspiration.

Meanings

  1. A period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages—a sort of mirror-image of aspiration.

Forms

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Relateds

preaspirated

Translations (4)

pl przydech (period of voiceless breathing) · gd ro-analachadh (period of voiceless breathing) · de Präaspiration (period of voiceless breathing) · is aðblástur (period of voiceless breathing)

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