preaspiration

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

pre- +‎ aspiration

Pronunciation [edit]

(US) IPA: /ˌpriːˌæspəˈreɪʃən/

Noun [edit]

preaspiration (plural preaspirations)

(phonetics) a period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages -- a sort of mirror-image of aspiration

Translations [edit]

period of voiceless breathing

German: Präaspiration (de) f
Icelandic: aðblástur (is) m

Scottish Gaelic: ro-analachadh (gd) m

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