In English, word-initial single voiceless consonants are aspirated, so that pit is pronounced [pʰɪt] but spit is pronounced [spɪt].
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Aspirated
Synonyms for "aspirated" (1 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
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Antonyms
1 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
3 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 19 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- շնչեղ adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 送氣 /送气 adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
French
1 entries- aspiré adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Georgian
1 entries- ფშვინვიერი adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
German
2 entries- aspiriert adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
- behaucht adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Icelandic
1 entries- fráblásinn adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Irish
1 entries- análach adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Italian
1 entries- aspirato adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Korean
1 entries- 기식성 adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Manx
1 entries- ennalit adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Navajo
1 entries- yoldǫǫh adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Portuguese
1 entries- aspirado adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Russian
2 entries- аспири́рованный adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
- придыха́тельный adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Sanskrit
1 entries- महाप्राण adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Slovak
1 entries- aspirovaný adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Spanish
1 entries- aspirado adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Swedish
1 entries- aspirerad adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Ukrainian
2 entries- аспірований adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
- придиховий adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bật hơi adj (pronounced with an audible breath)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The h in haine is aspirated, so one says la haine, not l'haine.
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