Fricative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈɪkətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈɪkətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈɪkətˌɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /fɹˈɪkətˌɪv/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sibilant fricative consonant continuant strident spirant

Parts of Speech

noun	a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
adjective	of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Word Forms

continuance	noun	the property of enduring or continuing in time
sibilant	noun	a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
sibilate	verb	pronounce with an initial sibilant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reibelaut

ein Dauerkonsonant, der dadurch entsteht, dass sich der Atem gegen eine Verengung des Stimmtrakts bewegt

🇫🇷French

fricatif

une consonne continue produite par le souffle se déplaçant contre un rétrécissement du conduit vocal

🇪🇸Spanish

fricativa

una consonante continua producida por la respiración que se mueve contra un estrechamiento del tracto vocal

🇮🇹Italian

fricativa

una consonante continua prodotta dal respiro che si muove contro un restringimento del tratto vocale

🇳🇱Dutch

fricatief

een continue medeklinker die wordt geproduceerd door de adem die tegen een vernauwing van het stemkanaal beweegt

🇵🇹Portuguese

fricativa

uma consoante contínua produzida pela respiração movendo-se contra um estreitamento do trato vocal

🇷🇺Russian

фрикативный

продолжительный согласный звук, образующийся при дыхании, направленном против сужения речевого тракта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ्रिकेतिव

स्वर तंत्र की संकीर्णता के विरूद्ध सांस के चलने से उत्पन्न होने वाला एक सतत व्यंजन

🇮🇳Tamil

உராய்வை உண்டாக்கும்

குரல் பாதையின் குறுகலுக்கு எதிராக நகரும் சுவாசத்தால் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட தொடர்ச்சியான மெய்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్రికేటివ్

స్వర వాహిక యొక్క సంకుచితానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా శ్వాస కదలిక ద్వారా ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడిన నిరంతర హల్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

घृणास्पद

श्वासोच्छवासाद्वारे तयार होणारे एक सतत व्यंजन स्वरमार्गाच्या संकुचिततेच्या विरूद्ध हलते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘૃણાસ્પદ

સ્વર માર્ગના સંકુચિતતા સામે શ્વાસ દ્વારા ઉત્પાદિત એક સતત વ્યંજન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ರಿಕೇಟಿವ್

ಗಾಯನ ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಕಿರಿದಾಗುವಿಕೆಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಉಸಿರಾಟದ ಮೂಲಕ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ ನಿರಂತರ ವ್ಯಂಜನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഘോരമായ

വോക്കൽ ലഘുലേഖയുടെ സങ്കോചത്തിനെതിരെ നീങ്ങുന്ന ശ്വാസം വഴി ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്ന തുടർച്ചയായ വ്യഞ്ജനാക്ഷരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੜਕਾਊ

ਇੱਕ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਵਿਅੰਜਨ ਜੋ ਸਾਹ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵੋਕਲ ਟ੍ਰੈਕਟ ਦੇ ਸੰਕੁਚਿਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਚਲਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تلخ

آواز کی نالی کے تنگ ہونے کے خلاف سانس کی حرکت سے پیدا ہونے والا ایک مسلسل کنسوننٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

擦音

呼吸随着声道变窄而移动而产生的连续辅音

🇯🇵Japanese

摩擦音

声道の狭まりに抗して息が動くことによって生成される連続子音

🇰🇷Korean

마찰음

좁아진 성도의 반대 방향으로 호흡이 움직일 때 생성되는 연속 자음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ma sát

một phụ âm liên tục được tạo ra bởi hơi thở di chuyển chống lại sự thu hẹp của đường hô hấp

🇹🇭Thai

เสียดแทรก

พยัญชนะต่อเนื่องที่เกิดจากลมหายใจที่เคลื่อนไหวตรงข้ามกับเสียงที่แคบลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

geseran

konsonan berkelanjutan yang dihasilkan oleh gerakan napas melawan penyempitan saluran vokal

🇵🇭Filipino

magulo

isang tuluy-tuloy na katinig na ginawa ng paghinga na gumagalaw laban sa isang makitid ng vocal tract

🇲🇾Malay

geseran

konsonan berterusan yang dihasilkan oleh nafas yang bergerak melawan penyempitan saluran vokal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احتكاكي

حرف ساكن مستمر ينتج عن التنفس يتحرك ضد تضييق المسالك الصوتية

🇮🇷Persian

اصطکاکی

یک همخوان پیوسته که با حرکت نفس در برابر باریک شدن مجرای صوتی تولید می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sürtünmeli

ses yolunun daralmasına karşı hareket eden nefesle üretilen sürekli bir ünsüz

🇮🇱Hebrew

פריקטיבי

עיצור מתמשך המופק על ידי תנועה של נשימה כנגד היצרות של מערכת הקול

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The primary meaning of 'fricative' is 'a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract'.

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Using 'fricative' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'fricative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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