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/ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/
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Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: groove fricative
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fricative
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fricative, continuant, spirant, strident
Antonyms: none provided
a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sibilant consonant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fricative consonant, fricative, spirant
From Latin sībilāns, present active participle of sībilō (“to hiss”).
Across languages
Translations 69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
fishkëllor
— characterized by a hissing sound
Arabic :
صَفِيرِيّ
(ṣafīriyy)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Armenian :
շչական
(ščʻakan)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Armenian :
սուլական
(sulakan)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Azerbaijani :
sibilyant
— characterized by a hissing sound
Bulgarian :
съскащ
(sǎskašt)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Bulgarian :
шипящ
(šipjašt)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Czech :
sykavý
— characterized by a hissing sound
Danish :
hvæsende
— characterized by a hissing sound
Finnish :
suhiseva
— characterized by a hissing sound
Finnish :
sihisevä
— characterized by a hissing sound
Finnish :
sihauttava
— characterized by a hissing sound
French :
sifflant
— characterized by a hissing sound
French :
sifflante
— characterized by a hissing sound
Galician :
sibilante
— characterized by a hissing sound
Greek :
συριστικός
(syristikós)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Irish :
siosach
— characterized by a hissing sound
Māori :
hihī
— characterized by a hissing sound
Portuguese :
sibilante
— characterized by a hissing sound
Romanian :
sibilant
— characterized by a hissing sound
Russian :
свистя́щий
(svistjáščij)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Russian :
шипя́щий
(šipjáščij)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Russian :
свистя́ще-шипя́щий
(svistjášče-šipjáščij)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Spanish :
sibilante
— characterized by a hissing sound
Swedish :
väsande
— characterized by a hissing sound
Ukrainian :
шиплячий
(šypljačyj)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Ukrainian :
свистячий
(svystjačyj)
— characterized by a hissing sound
Welsh :
sisiol
— characterized by a hissing sound
Albanian :
fishkëllore
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Arabic :
حَرْفُ صَفِير
(ḥarfu ṣafīr)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Armenian :
շչական
(ščʻakan)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Armenian :
սուլական
(sulakan)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Chinese Mandarin :
絲絲聲 /丝丝声
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Chinese Mandarin :
咝咝声
(sīsīshēng)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Chinese Mandarin :
嘶擦音
(sīcāyīn)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Czech :
sykavka
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Danish :
sibilant
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Danish :
hvislelyd
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Dutch :
sisklank
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Dutch :
sibilant
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Finnish :
sibilantti
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Finnish :
suhuäänne
— phonetics: a hissing sound
French :
sifflante
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Galician :
sibilante
— phonetics: a hissing sound
German :
Zischlaut
— phonetics: a hissing sound
German :
Sibilans
— phonetics: a hissing sound
German :
Sibilant
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Irish :
siosach
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Japanese :
歯音
(shion)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Japanese :
歯擦音
(shisatsuon)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Māori :
hihī
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Norwegian Bokmål :
hvislelyd
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Norwegian Bokmål :
sibilant
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Norwegian Nynorsk :
kvislelyd
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Norwegian Nynorsk :
sibilant
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Portuguese :
sibilante
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Russian :
сибиля́нт
(sibiljánt)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Russian :
свистящий
(svistjaščij)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Russian :
шипя́щий
(šipjáščij)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Russian :
свистя́ще-шипя́щий
(svistjášče-šipjáščij)
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Serbo-Croatian :
сибѝлант
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Serbo-Croatian :
пи̏скавац
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Serbo-Croatian :
sibìlant
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Serbo-Croatian :
pȉskavac
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Slovene :
sičnik
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Spanish :
sibilante
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Swedish :
väsljud
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Swedish :
sibilant
— phonetics: a hissing sound
Welsh :
sisiolyn
— phonetics: a hissing sound
