affricate
affricate · affricates · affricated · affricating
To produce as an affricateTo produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
/ˈæf.ɹɪ.keɪt/
» The Hebrew letter tsadi probably didn't originally have an affricate pronunciation.
Meaning
1 sensesTo produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
Examples
1 sentencesThe Hebrew letter tsadi probably didn't originally have an affricate pronunciation.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin affricātus.Borrowed from Latin affricātus.
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Forms
affricates, affricating, affricated, affricated| Base form | affricate · to affricate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | affricates |
| Present participle | affricating |
| Past simple | affricated |
| Past participle | affricated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle