affricate
/ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/
affricate noun: a single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
Noun
affricate (plural affricates)
- A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
- Synonyms:
- affricative
Verb
IPA/ˈæf.ɹɪ.keɪt/
affricate (third-person singular simple present affricates, present participle affricating, simple past and past participle affricated)
- To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
affricate meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian
affricate in Tamil
- அடைப்புரசொலி, தடையுறழ்வொலி
affricate in Arabic
- sound
- صَامِت مَوْقُوف اِحْتِكَاكِيّ ṣāmit mawqūf iḥtikākiyy, صَامِت مَزْجِيّ ṣāmit mazjiyy
affricate in Persian
- sound
- انسایشی ensâyeši
Synonyms of affricate
Forms of affricate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | affricates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | affricates |
| present participle | affricating |
| past participle | affricated |
| past | affricated |
Origin of affricate
Borrowed from Latin affricātus.
Words formed from affricate
Questions about affricate
- What does affricate mean?
- Affricate means a single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
- What is affricate in Tamil?
- Affricate in Tamil is அடைப்புரசொலி, தடையுறழ்வொலி. See Affricate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is affricate?
- Affricate can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce affricate?
- Affricate is pronounced /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/.
- What is the plural of affricate?
- The plural of affricate is affricates.
Words near affricate in the dictionary
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