thorn cluster en · NOUN
Meanings
- One of three consonant clusters historically believed by some scholars to have existed in Proto-Indo-European, all of which ended with the IPA sound /θ/ (then often symbolized as þ).
- Any of the reconstructed consonant clusters that have replaced the original thorn clusters in modern scholarship, which typically no longer contain the IPA /θ/.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thorn clusters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |