FRICATIVE


Meaning of FRICATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfri-kə-tiv ]

noun

Etymology: Latin fricatus, past participle of fricare

Date: 1863

: a consonant characterized by frictional passage of the expired breath through a narrowing at some point in the vocal tract

• fricative adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.