Germanic h
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of aspirated h.
"The Germanic h, on the other hand, was at one time a distinct phoneme in French, much the same as [h] in Modern English (Fouché, 580–581). In this study I first explain how the Germanic h came into the French language during the Germanic tribes’ invasions in the fifth century."
Antonyms
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More examples"The Germanic h, on the other hand, was at one time a distinct phoneme in French, much the same as [h] in Modern English (Fouché, 580–581). In this study I first explain how the Germanic h came into the French language during the Germanic tribes’ invasions in the fifth century."
Etymology
From Germanic + h, due to the prevalence of words with this letter originating from Germanic languages.