obstruent

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin obstruēns, obstruentis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɒbstɹuːənt/ === Adjective === obstruent (comparative more obstruent, superlative most obstruent) Causing obstruction; blocking up. Synonym: hindering ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== obstruency === Noun === obstruent (plural obstruents) (phonetics) A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate. Antonym: sonorant Hypernym: consonant Hyponyms: plosive, fricative, affricate Coordinate term: continuant (medicine) Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body. ==== Derived terms ==== final obstruent devoicing ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === buttoners, rebuttons == French == === Verb === obstruent third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of obstruer === Anagrams === butterons == Latin == === Verb === obstruent third-person plural future active indicative of obstruō