Definition of Consonantize. Meaning of Consonantize. Synonyms of Consonantize

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Definition of Consonantize

Consonantize
Consonantize Con"so*nant*ize, v. t. To change into, or use as, a consonant. ``The vowel is consonantized, that is, made closer in position.' --Peile.

Meaning of Consonantize from wikipedia

- § Brackets and transcription delimiters. In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure...
- Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth (also known...
- {affricate}, ⟨Cᴳ⟩ for a consonant with a glide as secondary articulation (e.g. ⟨Cʲ⟩ for {palatalized consonant} and ⟨Cʷ⟩ for {labialized consonant}) and ⟨D̪⟩ for...
- § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Postalveolar (post-alveolar) consonants are consonants articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar...
- pharyngeal consonant is a consonant that is articulated primarily in the pharynx. Some phoneticians distinguish upper pharyngeal consonants, or "high"...
- and transcription delimiters. In phonetics, ejective consonants are usually voiceless consonants that are pronounced with a glottalic egressive airstream...
- In linguistics, a tenuis consonant (/ˈtɛn.juːɪs/ or /ˈtɛnuːɪs/) is an obstruent that is voiceless, unaspirated and unglottalized. In other words, it has...
- palatization is a way of pronouncing a consonant in which part of the tongue is moved close to the hard palate. Consonants pronounced this way are said to be...
- is known as Hangul (South Korean: 한글). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs used to pronounce them. They are...
- Alveolar (/ælˈviːələr/ ; UK also /ælviˈoʊlər/) consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called...