Greek edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἄηχος (áēkhos).[1] By surface analysis, ά- (á-, privative alpha) +‎ ήχος (íchos, sound).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.i.xos/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧η‧χος

Adjective edit

άηχος (áichosm (feminine άηχη, neuter άηχο)

  1. silent, noiseless, soundless
  2. (phonetics, phonology) voiceless, unvoiced
    Antonym: ηχηρός (ichirós)
    Τα άηχα σύμφωνα της νεοελληνικής είναι τα [p t k c], [f x ç θ s] και [ts].
    Ta áicha sýmfona tis neoellinikís eínai ta [p t k c], [f x ç th s] kai [ts].
    The voiceless consonants of Modern Greek are [p t k c], [f x ç θ s] and [ts].

Declension edit

Antonyms edit

Related terms edit

  • see: ήχος m (íchos, sound, noise)

References edit

  1. ^ άηχοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.