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  1. sibilant:
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Detailed Translations for sibilant from English to French

sibilant:

sibilant [the ~] nom

  1. the sibilant
    la sifflante; la consonne sifflante

Translation Matrix for sibilant:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
consonne sifflante sibilant
sifflante sibilant
- sibilant consonant
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- continuant; fricative; spirant; strident

Related Words for "sibilant":

  • sibilants

Synonyms for "sibilant":

  • fricative; continuant; spirant; strident; soft
  • sibilant consonant; fricative consonant; fricative; spirant

Related Definitions for "sibilant":

  1. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')1
  2. a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)1

Wiktionary Translations for sibilant:

sibilant
adjective
  1. characterized by a hissing sound
noun
  1. phonetics: a hissing sound
sibilant
noun
  1. linguistique|fr consonne qui produit un sifflement, comme , , , , et .

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
sibilant sifflant ZischlautLinguistik: Zischlaute sind die Untergruppe der Reibelaute/ Frikative, die am Zahndamm oder am vorderen weicher Gaumen/ Palatum gebildet werden.