assibilation

English

Etymology

assibilate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˌsɪbɪˈleɪʃən/

Noun

Examples
bathroom /ˈbæθ.ɹuːm/ → /ˈbæs.ɹuːm/

assibilation (usually uncountable, plural assibilations)

1. (phonology) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: asybilacja f

Further reading

• assibilation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From assibiler +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.si.bi.la.sjɔ̃/

• Audio

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Noun

assibilation f (plural assibilations)

1. (phonology) assibilation

Further reading

• “assibilation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.