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Translate spirant from English to Dutch

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spirant:
The word spirant exists in our database, but we currently do not have a translation from English to Dutch.
- Synonyms for "spirant":
  fricative; continuant; sibilant; strident; soft
  fricative consonant; fricative; continuant consonant; continuant

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Detailed Translations for spirant from English to Dutch

spirant:

Translation Matrix for spirant:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	fricative; fricative consonant
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	continuant; fricative; sibilant; strident

Synonyms for "spirant":

fricative; continuant; sibilant; strident; soft
fricative consonant; fricative; continuant consonant; continuant

Related Definitions for "spirant":

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')¹
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract¹

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