aspirated h

English

Etymology

A calque of French h aspiré

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈæspəreɪtəd eɪtʃ/

Noun

aspirated h

1. (linguistics) In the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant.

   The French word héros ("hero") begins by an aspirated h. Consequently we can say le héros IPA: /lə e.ʁo/ and les héros IPA: /le e.ʁo/, but never IPA: /l‿e.ʁo/ and IPA: /le‿ze.ʁo/, like we do with the mute h.

Antonyms

• mute h
• silent h

Translations

in the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant

French: h aspiré (fr) Italian: h aspirato (it) Japanese: 無音のh (ja), 有音のh (ja)

Portuguese: h aspirado (pt) Spanish: h aspirada (es), hache aspirada (es)

See also

• Aspirated h on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• apartheids, hit parades