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t-prothesis

t-prothesis noun: the prothesis of a t sound to words beginning with a vowel.

Noun

t-prothesis (uncountable)

  1. (Irish and Scottish Gaelic grammar) The prothesis of a t sound to words beginning with a vowel.
  2. (Irish) Replacement of an initial s sound with a t sound.

Questions about t-prothesis

What does t-prothesis mean?
T-prothesis means the prothesis of a t sound to words beginning with a vowel.
What part of speech is t-prothesis?
T-prothesis is a noun.

Words near t-prothesis in the dictionary

  1. T-posed
  2. T-poses
  3. T-posing
  4. T-power
  5. T-powering
  6. t-prothesis
  7. t-rav
  8. t-ravs
  9. T-ray
  10. T-rays
  11. T-Rex

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