sibilant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 Related terms 2 Croatian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 2.1.2 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin sībilāns, present active participle of sībilō (“‘I hiss’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/
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[edit] Adjective

sibilant (comparative more sibilant, superlative most sibilant)

1. Characterized by a hissing sound such as the "s" or "sh" in sash or surge.
   • 1960: Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird

     She had a curious habit of prefacing everything she said with a soft sibilant sound.
     "S-s-s Grace," she said, "it's just like I was telling Brother Hutson the other day. 'S-s-s Brother Hutson,' I said, 'looks like we're fighting a losing battle, a losing battle.' I said."

[edit] Derived terms

• sibilantly

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[edit] Noun

sibilant (plural sibilants)

1. (phonetics) A hissing sound such as the 's' or 'sh' in 'sash' or 'surge'.
   • 1955: H. A. Gleason, An Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics, page 194, section 14.7

     Groove fricatives all have more or less of an [s]-like quality, and are for this reason sometimes called sibilants.

[edit] Derived terms

• shibilant

[edit] Synonyms

• (phonetics): groove fricative

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• sibilance
• sibilate
• sibilation

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[edit] Croatian

[edit] Noun

sibilant m (plural sibilanti)

1. a sibilant

[edit] Declension

[edit] Synonyms

• piskavac