preocclusion
The insertion of a short stop before a sonorant, such as a [d] before an [n] or [l]The (phonological process, seen for example in Manx, of) insertion of a short stop before a sonorant, such as a [d] before an [n] or [l] (resulting in the preoccluded consonants [ᵈn] and [ᵈl]).
/ˌpɹiː.əˈkluː.ʒən/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The (phonological process, seen for example in Manx, of) insertion of a short stop before a sonorant, such as a [d] before an [n] or [l] (resulting in the preoccluded consonants [ᵈn] and [ᵈl]).
Origin
From pre- + occlusion.From pre- + occlusion.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsprestoppingpreplosionpre-stopping
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable