balsīgums

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Latvian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From balsīgs (voiced) +‎ -ums (with balsīgs from balss (voice) +‎ -īgs).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

balsīgums m (1st declension)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) voice (the quality of that which is voiced, which is pronounced with simultaneous vibrations of the vocal cords)
    skaņas balsīgumsthe voice (= voicedness) of a sound
    plūdeņi un nāseņi vārdu beigās zaudē savu balsīgumuliquids and nasals lose their voice (= become voiceless) word-finally

Declension

[edit]
[edit]