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h-prothesis

h-prothesis noun: the prothesis of the sound /h/ to words beginning with a vowel, especially as found in Celtic languages such as Irish and Welsh, and in dialects of English, especially those that pronounce h weakly.

Noun

h-prothesis (uncountable)

  1. The prothesis of the sound /h/ to words beginning with a vowel, especially as found in Celtic languages such as Irish and Welsh, and in dialects of English, especially those that pronounce h weakly.

Questions about h-prothesis

What does h-prothesis mean?
H-prothesis means the prothesis of the sound /h/ to words beginning with a vowel, especially as found in Celtic languages such as Irish and Welsh, and in dialects of English, especially those that pronounce h weakly.
What part of speech is h-prothesis?
H-prothesis is a noun.

Words near h-prothesis in the dictionary

  1. h-index
  2. H-O-R-S-E
  3. H-piece
  4. H-pieces
  5. H-pop
  6. h-prothesis
  7. H-R diagram
  8. H-R diagrams
  9. H-S chart
  10. H-S charts
  11. H-shackle

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