noun · rare

affricate

affricate · affricates

аффриката

Affrikata, Affrikate, Verschlussreibelaut

A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricativeA single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.

/ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/

» The Hebrew letter tsadi probably didn't originally have an affricate pronunciation.

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Meaning

1 senses

A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
Affrikata, Affrikate, Verschlussreibelaut
аффрика́таaffrikáta
a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as ‘ch’ in ‘chair’ and ‘j’ in ‘joy’)

1 sentences

The Hebrew letter tsadi probably didn't originally have an affricate pronunciation.
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Borrowed from Latin affricātus.

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plural: affricates

Singular	affricate
Plural	affricates

regular

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as ‘ch’ in ‘chair’ and ‘j’ in ‘joy’):affricate consonantaffricative

2 related words