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Spirant

Meaning of "Spirant" in the German dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPIRANT

zu lateinisch spirans , 1. Partizip von: spirare, ↑Spiritus.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SPIRANT IN GERMAN

Spirạnt [ʃpiˈrant]  , [spiˈrant] 


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIRANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Spirant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPIRANT MEAN IN GERMAN?

frikativ

A fricative is a consonant named after its articulation type, for example f, s, v, z. In its articulation, a constriction is formed that swirls the outflowing air and produces the Reibelaut. Fricatives can be voiceless or voiced. A large subgroup of the fricatives are the hissing sounds, which are formed in the front mouth area and are characterized by an audible whistling. The International Phonetic Alphabet recognizes the following: ▪ [ɸ] voiceless bilabial fricative ▪ [β] voiced bilabial fricative ▪ [f] voiceless labiodental fricative ▪ [v] vocal labiodental fricative ▪ [θ] voiceless dental fricative ▪ [ð] [Ʃ] Vocal alveolar lateral fricative ▪ [ʃ] Vocal alveolar lateral fricative ▪ [ʃ] Voiceless alveolar fricative ▪ [ʒ] Vocal alveolar fricative ▪ [ʒ] Vocal alveolar fricative ▪ [ʒ]

Definition of Spirant in the German dictionary

by the friction of the exhaled breath on lips, teeth or the mouth formed sound; Fricative, fricative.

GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPIRANT

Antitranspirant · Aspirant · Deodorant · Eheaspirant · Garant · Girant · Grant · Immigrant · Konspirant · Migrant · Restaurant · Titelaspirant · Vibrant · Warrant · aberrant · au courant · courant · delirant · ignorant · tolerant

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIRANT

Spiralbindung · Spiralblock · Spiralbohrer · Spirale · Spiralfeder · spiralförmig · spiralig · Spirallinie · Spiralnebel · Spiralwindung · Spirans · spirantisch · Spirifer · Spirille · spirillizid · Spirit · Spiritaner · Spiritismus · Spiritist · Spiritistin

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIRANT

Chinarestaurant · Demonstrant · Drive-in-Restaurant · Emigrant · Figurant · Fulgurant · Hydrant · Infiltrant · Kurant · Lieferant · Maturant · Orant · Quadrant · Rentrant · Schnellrestaurant · exuberant · flagrant · intolerant · kurant · À-la-carte-Restaurant

Synonyms and antonyms of Spirant in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Spirant» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SPIRANT

Find out the translation of Spirant to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.

The translations of Spirant from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Spirant» in German.
zh

Translator German - Chinese

摩擦音
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator German - Spanish

espirante
570 millions of speakers
en

Translator German - English

spirant
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator German - Hindi

व्यंजन का उच्चारण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

احتكاكي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator German - Russian

спирант
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator German - Portuguese

consoante contínua
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator German - Bengali

ত্তষ্ঠ্য ব্যন্জনবর্ণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator German - French

spirante
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator German - Malay

bunyi geseran
190 millions of speakers
de

German

Spirant
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator German - Japanese

spirant
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator German - Korean

마찰음
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator German - Javanese

spirant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

theo hình trôn ốc
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator German - Tamil

spirant
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator German - Marathi

spirant
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator German - Turkish

nefes sürtünmesi ile çıkan
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator German - Italian

spirante
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator German - Polish

spirant
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator German - Ukrainian

спіранти
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator German - Romanian

fricativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

συριστικό σύμφωνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

spirant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

spirant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

spirant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Spirant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIRANT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Spirant
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our German online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Spirant».

Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Spirant

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10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIRANT»

Discover the use of Spirant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Spirant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Zur jenissejisch-indianischen Urverwandtschaft
... stimmlos d dental bzw. alveolar, stimmlos, lenis ö ( interdentaler stimmhafter Spirant / dentolabialer Spirant g postpartal bzw. prävelar, stimmlos, lenis G postvelar, stimmlos y postpalatal bzw. prävelar, stimmhaft h glottaler Spirant, stimmlos h ...
Heinrich Werner, 2004
2
Der "wahre Poesie-Orient": eine Untersuchung zur ...
Es werden folgende Zeichen für die im Deutschen fehlenden Laute bzw. mit einem vom Deutschen abweichenden Lautwert gebraucht: d stimmhafter, interdentaler Spirant wie th in engl, father, that. d velarisiertes d. Die Velarisierung besteht ...
Mirjam Weber, 2001
3
Kurze vergleichende Grammatik der indogermanischen Sprachen
ß) f labiodental, im Anlaut und in fi', ff, fs stimmlos, sonst stimmhaft. d wahrscheinlich teils stimmloser, teils stimmhafter interdentaler Spirant. — 7) h einfacher Hauch ausser in kt, hs, wo es Spirant war; für hs wird a: geschrieben; auch hh war ...
Karl Brugmann
4
Namenwelten: Orts- und Personennamen in historischer Sicht
For each of the labial, dental and velar orders (palatal as an allophonic variant of velar is here ignored) there are three runes, one denoting an unvoiced stop, one an unvoiced Spirant, and one a voiced stop or Spirant depending on position, ...
Astrid van Nahl, Lennart Elmevik, Stefan Brink, 2004
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Federico Garcia Lorca und der islamische Orient: die ...
Es entsteht dadurch eine gepreßte Artikulation. g stimmhafte, präpalatale Affrikata wie engl, g in gentlemen. g stimmhafter, velarer Spirant, dem nicht gerollten Zäpfchen-r des Deutschen ähnlich. h stimmloser, Iaryngaler Spirant wie deutsch h, ...
Mirjam Schneider, 2005
6
Ausführliche Deutsche Grammatik
Da der Spirant h. wenn er im Auslaute fteht. und kein Vokal nachfolgt. leicht in die Afpirata ch übergeht; fo wurde auch die auslautende Afpirata im Altdentfchen insgeniein durch den Bnchftaben h bezeichnet z. B. Slah. brah. fprah. thoh. noh.
Karl Ferdinand Becker, 2013
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Ausführliche deutsche Grammatik als Kommentar der Schulgrammatik
Da der Spirant h, wenn er im Auslaute steht, und in Vokal nachfolgt, leicht in die Aspirata ch übergeht; so wurde ich die auslautende Aspirata im Altdeutschen insgemein durch den uchftaben h bezeichnet z. B. Slah, brah, sprah, thoh, noh, auh, ...
Karl Ferdinand Becker, 1836
8
Ausführliche deutsche Grammatik: als Kommentar der ...
Da aber die Wörter meistens als flektirte Wörter, und daher gewöhnlicher mit dem Spiranten vorkommen; so nehmen sie, auch we?m sie keine Endung hatten, meistens den Spiranten an. Der Spirant h geht aber , wenn er im Auslaute steht ...
Karl Ferdinand Becker, 1842
9
Phonologie des Kasachischen: Untersuchungen anhand von ...
[x] Artikulatorische Beschreibung: postvelarer, gespannter Spirant. Häufigkeit: 461. Bsp.: [su:xta] (23/16) 'in der Kälte', [xirix] (38/23) 'vierzig', [gaxsi] (1/19) 'gut'. /z / Häufigkeit: 2078 (1,9%). [z] Artikulatorische Beschreibung: alveolarer, ...
Mark Kirchner, 1989
10
Organism der Sprache
Wir werden jedoch sogleich sehen, daß auch die Muta häufig die Verstärkung zuläßt. Der verstärkende Laut ist meistens ein Spirant, seltener eine Muta; und in dem letzteren Falle scheint ein ursprünglicher Spirant in die Muta übergegangen  ...
Karl Ferdinand Becker, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIRANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Spirant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Establishing secure connection
Roddie more fun confect, their disfrocks there. spirant rescued and Leon reiterated their vises or classical azotises. pure and Stanleigh Squiggle that pardons ... «Somewhat Reasonable - Heartland Institute, Dec 16»
2
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Johnny spirant dishevel that stets roars inside. grill scrapings under the same car? fugles galactagogue Devin, his tróclea wired illustriously cast out. Bobbie ... «Somewhat Reasonable - Heartland Institute, Dec 16»
3
Music in the Midlands: Hot Lava Monster, Debbie & the Skanks
Joined by Columbia band Trees on Mars, Florida math rockers Velocirapture and Carpadium, as well as Charleston jazz/rock fusion band Spirant. 8 p.m. Friday ... «The State, Jul 16»
4
Campbell not fazed by outgoing PNP MP's endorsement of Golding
... evening, Campbell said those endorsements will not influence the contest. Spirant for the chairmanship of the St. Andrew South constituency, Colin Campbell ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jun 16»
5
Zirakpur girl gets top rank in AIIMS PG Medical Entrance Exam
It is important for every spirant to be thorough with the DAMS notes, as it helps tremendously for preparing for an exam as tough as AIIMS PGME. «Times of India, May 16»
6
How did hiring begin?
By a rule known as Verner's Law, Germanic spirants (a spirant is a consonant like f, s, and so forth, as opposed to a stop, that is, p, t, k, etc.) were voiced if stress ... «OUPblog, Jan 16»
7
…whether the wether will weather the weather
Once again, to use technical terms, in the phonetic classification of sounds d is a voiced stop, while th, as in the, this, thy, is a voiced spirant, or a voiced fricative. «OUPblog, Jan 16»
8
Legendary Old Spice Stars Terry Crews and Isaiah Mustafa ...
... Swagger and Bearglove – which are available in a variety of forms like anti-per spirant/deodorant, body wash, body spray, bar soap, and 2-in-1 shampoo and ... «Business Wire, Aug 15»
9
A Look At APC Aspirants For Lugard House
Alhaji Adinoyi Ojo. This is another spirant whose track record in public life is remarkable. He is media guru of international acclaim, as well as a university don. «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
10
Volley-ball / Narbonne : Tranchot arrive d'Avignon, Trèfle hésite
A spirant cette saison à Avignon, le jeune central Gaël Tranchot, 21 ans, s'est engagé pour deux saisons. Pour José Trèfle, en revanche, qui a une proposition ... «Midi Libre, May 15»
REFERENCE
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