fricative

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin fricatīvus, from Latin fricāre (“to rub”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) enPR: frĭk'ətĭv, IPA(key): /ˈfɹɪkətɪv/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈfɾɪkətɪv/, /fɾɪˈkeʈɪv/ === Noun === fricative (plural fricatives) (phonetics) Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant. Synonym: (archaic) spirant Hypernym: obstruent Hyponyms: strident, sibilant Coordinate terms: approximant, lateral, nasal, trill, plosive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === fricative (comparative more fricative, superlative most fricative) (phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== friction ==== Translations ==== === See also === affricate approximant lateral nasal plosive sibilant === Further reading === Fricative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁi.ka.tiv/ === Etymology 1 === Substantive feminine of fricatif. ==== Noun ==== fricative f (plural fricatives) (phonetics) fricative === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== fricative feminine singular of fricatif === Further reading === “fricative”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fri.kaˈti.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧tì‧ve === Adjective === fricative feminine plural of fricativo === Noun === fricative f pl plural of fricativa === Anagrams === vetrifica