fricative

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• UK, US: frĭk'ətĭv
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• UK, US: /ˈfɹɪkətɪv/
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• South-Asia: /ˈfɾɪkətɪv/
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• South-Asia: /fɾɪˈkeʈɪv/
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From New Latin fricatīvus, from Latin fricāre (“to rub”).

68 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: fërkimor — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Arabic: رَخْو (raḵw) — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Armenian: շփական (špʻakan) — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Catalan: fricatiu — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Danish: frikativ — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• French: fricatif — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Georgian: ფრიკატიული (priḳaṭiuli) — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Georgian: ნაპრალოვანი (naṗralovani) — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• German: frikativ — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Italian: fricativo — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Polish: trący — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Polish: szczelinowy — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Polish: frykatywny — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Portuguese: fricativo — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Russian: фрикати́вный (frikatívnyj) — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Russian: щелево́й (ščelevój) — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Scottish Gaelic: suathach — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Spanish: fricativo — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Welsh: ffrithiol — produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
• Albanian: fërkimore — consonant
• Arabic: اِحْتِكَاكِي (iḥtikākī) — consonant
• Arabic: رَخْو (raḵw) — consonant
• Arabic: صَوْت اِحْتِكَاكِي (ṣawt iḥtikākī) — consonant
• Arabic: صَوْت رَخْو (ṣawt raḵw) — consonant
• Armenian: շփական (špʻakan) — consonant
• Azerbaijani: sürtünən — consonant
• Catalan: fricatiu — consonant
• Chinese Mandarin: 擦音 (cāyīn) — consonant
• Czech: frikativa — consonant
• Danish: hæmmelyd — consonant
• Danish: frikativ — consonant
• Dutch: fricatief — consonant
• Dutch: wrijfklank — consonant
• Finnish: frikatiivi — consonant
• Finnish: hankausäänne — consonant
• French: fricative — consonant
• Georgian: სპირანტი (sṗiranṭi) — consonant
• Georgian: ფრიკატივი (priḳaṭivi) — consonant
• Georgian: ნაპრალოვანი (naṗralovani) — consonant
• German: Frikativ — consonant
• German: Reibelaut — consonant
• Hungarian: réshang — consonant
• Hungarian: frikatíva — consonant
• Icelandic: önghljóð — consonant
• Italian: fricativo — consonant
• Japanese: 摩擦音 (masatsuon) — consonant
• Korean: 마찰음 (machareum) — consonant
• Mongolian: шүргэх гийгүүлэгч (šürgex giigüülegč) — consonant
• Mongolian: ᠱᠦᠷᠭᠦᠬᠦ ᠭᠡᠶᠢᠭᠦᠯᠦᠭᠴᠢ (šürgükü geyigülügči) — consonant
• Norwegian Bokmål: frikativ — consonant
• Norwegian Bokmål: spirant — consonant
• Norwegian Nynorsk: frikativ — consonant
• Norwegian Nynorsk: spirant — consonant
• Portuguese: fricativa — consonant
• Russian: фрикати́вный (frikatívnyj) — consonant
• Russian: щелево́й (ščelevój) — consonant
• Scottish Gaelic: suathach — consonant
• Serbo-Croatian: фри̏катӣв — consonant
• Serbo-Croatian: стру̑јнӣк — consonant
• Serbo-Croatian: тјѐсначнӣк — consonant
• Serbo-Croatian: тјѐсначнӣк — consonant
• Serbo-Croatian: frȉkatīv — consonant
• Serbo-Croatian: strȗjnīk — consonant
• Serbo-Croatian: tjèsnačnīk — consonant
• Serbo-Croatian: tèsnačnīk — consonant
• Spanish: fricativa — consonant
• Swedish: frikativa — consonant
• Welsh: ffrithiolyn — consonant