Definition of Affricate. Meaning of Affricate. Synonyms of Affricate

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Definition of Affricate

Affricate
Affricate Af"fri*cate, n. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub.] (Phon.) A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.

Meaning of Affricate from wikipedia

- [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. An affricate is a consonant that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, generally...
- voiced palato-alveolar sibilant affricate, voiced post-alveolar affricate or voiced domed postalveolar sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound...
- or DZ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A voiced alveolar affricate is a type of affricate consonant pronounced with the tip or blade of the tongue against...
- A voiceless alveolar affricate is a type of affricate consonant pronounced with the tip or blade of the tongue against the alveolar ridge (gum line) just...
- The voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant affricate or voiceless domed postalveolar sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken...
- The voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic...
- approximants and belong to the class of liquids, but lateral fricatives and affricates are also common in some parts of the world. Some languages, such as the...
- ejective affricate [t͡ɕʷʼ] (in Abkhaz, Ubykh) palatal ejective affricate [cçʼ] velar ejective affricate [kxʼ] (in Hadza, Zulu) uvular ejective affricate [qχʼ]...
- The voiceless palatal affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that...
- The voiceless retroflex sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet...