aproksymant

Polish

Examples (English)
/j/ in you /w/ in win

Etymology

Borrowed from English approximant, from Latin approximāns. Originally coined by British linguist and phonetician Peter Ladefoged in the 1960s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.rɔkˈsɨ.mant/
• Rhymes: -ɨmant
• Syllabification: ap‧rok‧sy‧mant

Noun

aproksymant m inan

1. (phonetics) approximant (consonant sound made by slightly narrowing the vocal tract, while still allowing a smooth flow of air)

Declension

Declension of aproksymant

	singular	plural
nominative	aproksymant	aproksymanty
genitive	aproksymantu	aproksymantów
dative	aproksymantowi	aproksymantom
accusative	aproksymant	aproksymanty
instrumental	aproksymantem	aproksymantami
locative	aproksymancie	aproksymantach
vocative	aproksymancie	aproksymanty

Further reading

• aproksymant in Polish dictionaries at PWN