sibilant
sibilant · sibilants
сибилянт, свистящий, шипящий, свистяще-шипящий
Zischlaut, Sibilans, Sibilant
A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shackA consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
/ˈsɪb.ɪ.lənt/
» He had trouble pronouncing the sibilant letters.
Meaning
1 sensesA consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.
Zischlaut, Sibilans, Sibilant
сибиля́нтsibiljánt, свистящийsvistjaščij, шипя́щийšipjáščij
a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
Examples
2 sentencesHe had trouble pronouncing the sibilant letters.
Ashkenazi Hebrew uses a sibilant fricative where Yemenite Hebrew has a non-sibilant fricative.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
phonetics: a hissing sound:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
phonetics: a hissing sound:
Origin
From Latin sībilāns, present active participle of sībilō (“to hiss”).From Latin sībilāns, present active participle of sībilō (“to hiss”).
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Forms
plural: sibilantsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh):sibilant consonant