Aspirated
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Aspirated is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of aspirate.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of aspirate.
More Meanings
- (phonetics) Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
- (French linguistics) In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word.
Example Sentences
The h in haine is aspirated, so one says la haine, not l'haine.
In English, word-initial single voiceless consonants are aspirated, so that pit is pronounced [pʰɪt] but spit is pronounced [spɪt].
Synonyms for aspirated
Depending on context, synonyms include aspirate.
Antonyms for aspirated
Common opposites include unaspirated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include psychrometer, drawn, pulled, sucked, sharp, breathed.
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