plosive

plosive - English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈpləʊsɪv/, /ˈpləʊzɪv/
  • (US) enPR: plō'sĭv, plō'zĭv, IPA: /ˈploʊsɪv/, /ˈploʊzɪv/

Noun

Examples (English)
  • /p/ and /ɡ/ in pug

plosive (plural plosives)

  1. (phonetics) Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

plosive (comparative more plosive, superlative most plosive)

  1. (phonetics) Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

Derived terms

plosive - French

Noun

plosive f (plural plosives)

  1. plosive

Adjective

plosive

  1. feminine singular of plosif

plosive - German

Adjective

plosive

  1. inflection of plosiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Meaning and Definition of plosive
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