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Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
Examples
- In English, word-initial single voiceless consonants are aspirated, so that pit is pronounced [phɪt] but spit is pronounced [spɪt].
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aspirate
Antonyms: unaspirated
In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: French
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
- The h in haine is aspirated, so one says la haine, not l'haine.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
simple past and past participle of aspirate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
շնչեղ
(šnčʻeġ)
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Chinese Mandarin:
送氣 /送气
(sòngqì)
— pronounced with an audible breath
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French:
aspiré
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Georgian:
ფშვინვიერი
(pšvinvieri)
— pronounced with an audible breath
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German:
aspiriert
— pronounced with an audible breath
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German:
behaucht
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Greek:
δασυνόμενος
(dasynómenos)
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Icelandic:
fráblásinn
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Irish:
análach
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Italian:
aspirato
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Korean:
기식성
(gisikseong)
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Manx:
ennalit
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Navajo:
yoldǫǫh
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Portuguese:
aspirado
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Russian:
придыха́тельный
(pridyxátelʹnyj)
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Russian:
аспири́рованный
(aspirírovannyj)
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Sanskrit:
महाप्राण
(mahāprāṇa)
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Slovak:
aspirovaný
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Spanish:
aspirado
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Swedish:
aspirerad
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Ukrainian:
придиховий
(prydyxovyj)
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Ukrainian:
аспірований
(aspirovanyj)
— pronounced with an audible breath
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Vietnamese:
bật hơi
— pronounced with an audible breath
