English
Etymology
From New Latin fricativus, from Latin fricatus (past participle of fricare, to rub) + adjective suffix -ivus.
Noun
en-noun
- phonetics Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant. English F and S are fricatives.
Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|frikativ|m, t-|hr|strujnik|m, t-|hr|tjesna�nik|m
German: Frikativ m
Japanese: ��� (masatsuon)
Russian: ��ика�ивн�й (frikativnyj) m
mid
Swedish: frikativa c
Synonyms
spirant
Adjective
en-adj
- phonetics produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.
Derived terms
fricativise (Intransitive verb) to become a fricative.
fricativisation (noun) The process whereby a sound becomes a fricative.
See also
affricate
approximant
lateral
nasal
plosive
sibilant
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