Definition of Affricates. Meaning of Affricates. Synonyms of Affricates

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Definition of Affricates

Affricate
Affricate Af"fri*cate, n. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub.] (Phon.) A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.

Meaning of Affricates from wikipedia

- Italian z [d͡z] are typical affricates, and sounds like these are fairly common in the world's languages, as are other affricates with similar sounds, such...
- retroflex affricates. One language in which it is found is Basque, where it contrasts with a more conventional non-retracted laminal alveolar affricate. This...
- voiced palato-alveolar sibilant affricate, voiced post-alveolar affricate or voiced domed postalveolar sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound...
- simple stops, [ʈ ɳʈ ɖ ɳɖ], or standard affricates, [ʈʂ ɳʈʂ ɖʐ ɳɖʐ]. Most post-trilled consonants are affricates: the stop and trill share the same place...
- instead of the voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate. a number of Northwest Caucasian languages have retroflex affricates that contrast in secondary articulations...
- languages also have lateral affricates. Some languages have palatal or velar voiceless lateral fricatives or affricates, such as Dahalo and Zulu, but...
- or DZ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A voiced alveolar affricate is a type of affricate consonant pronounced with the tip or blade of the tongue against...
- The voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant affricate or voiceless domed postalveolar sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken...
- Postalveolar affricates are a type of consonant sound. The most common postalveolar affricates are: Voiced postalveolar affricate (d͡ʒ) Voiceless postalveolar...
- Almost all ejective consonants in the world's languages are stops or affricates, and all ejective consonants are obstruents. [kʼ] is the most common ejective...