assibilation

uncountable

A noun referring to the process by which a consonant sound develops into a sibilant (a hissing or whistling sound), or the act of pronouncing a sound with such a sibilant quality.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее процесс, при котором согласный звук превращается в свистящий (шипящий или свистящий звук), или произнесение звука с таким свистящим качеством.

1. Development into a sibilant C2 formal

   The process by which a consonant sound changes into a sibilant (a hissing or whistling sound, like 's' or 'z').

   • Historical linguists study the assibilation of certain stops in Romance languages.
   • Assibilation is a common sound change in many language families.
   • The assibilation of the 't' sound in some dialects results in an 's' sound.

   🇷🇺Развитие в сибилянт

   Synonyms: sibilation

2. Pronunciation with a sibilant C2 formal

   The act of pronouncing a sound with a hissing or whistling quality.

   • The assibilation of the initial consonant gave the word a softer sound.
   • His speech was marked by a slight assibilation of certain consonants.
   • Phoneticians analyze assibilation patterns in different accents.

   🇷🇺Произношение с шипением

   Synonyms: sibilation

• assibilations plural form
• assibilations' possessive plural form
• assibilation's possessive singular form