Definition of Semivowel. Meaning of Semivowel. Synonyms of Semivowel

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Definition of Semivowel

Semivowel
Semivowel Sem"i*vow`el, n. (Phon.) (a) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and y. (b) The sign or letter representing such a sound.

Meaning of Semivowel from wikipedia

- transitional sound, not necessarily a semivowel. Semivowels form a subclass of approximants. Although "semivowel" and "approximant" are sometimes treated...
- Spanish, which distinguishes two palatal approximants: an approximant semivowel [j], which is always unrounded, and an approximant consonant unspecified...
- and end in a semivowel with less prominence, like [aɪ̯] in eye, while rising (or ascending) diphthongs begin with a less prominent semivowel and end with...
- to produce a turbulent airstream. The type of approximant is glide or semivowel. The term glide emphasizes the characteristic of movement (or 'glide')...
- Danish and Swedish, its use as a semivowel is limited to loanwords, whereas in Norwegian, it appears as a semivowel in native words such as høyre /²hœʏ̯...
- properties and the terms semivowel and glide are often used for these non-syllabic vowel-like segments. The correlation between semivowels and vowels is strong...
- this is called yakanye (яканье). Consonants include a fricative /ɣ/, a semivowel /w⁓u̯/ and /x⁓xv⁓xw/, whereas the Standard and Northern dialects have...
- ⟨щ⟩), ten vowels (⟨а⟩, ⟨е⟩, ⟨ё⟩, ⟨и⟩, ⟨о⟩, ⟨у⟩, ⟨ы⟩, ⟨э⟩, ⟨ю⟩, ⟨я⟩), a semivowel / consonant (⟨й⟩), and two modifier letters or "signs" (⟨ъ⟩, ⟨ь⟩) that...
- Gr**** upsilon) not only for the vowel /u/, but also for the corresponding semivowel /w/, leaving 'F' available for /f/. And so out of the various vav variants...
- n (ɲ) (ŋ) (ɴ) Stop p  b t  d k  ɡ Affricate (t͡s)  (d͡z) (t͡ɕ)  (d͡ʑ) Fricative (ɸ) s  z (ɕ)  (ʑ) (ç) h Liquid r Semivowel j w Special moras /N/, /Q/...