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semivowel

/ˈsɛm.iˌvaʊ.əl/

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noun

/ˈsɛm.iˌvaʊ.əl/C1formaltechnical
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее звук речи, который обладает фонетическими свойствами гласного, но функционирует как согласный, например /w/ или /j/.

A noun referring to a speech sound that has the phonetic quality of a vowel but functions as a consonant, such as /w/ or /j/.

  1. Phonetic soundC1formal

    A speech sound that has the quality of a vowel but functions as a consonant, typically occurring at the beginning of a syllable.

    ruПолугласный звук

    • In English, the sounds /j/ and /w/ are considered semivowels.
    • The word 'yes' begins with a semivowel sound.
    • Linguists classify semivowels as approximants.

    Synonymsglide

Forms
  • semivowels plural form
  • semivowels' possessive plural form
  • semivowel's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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