Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Latin fricatus, past participle of fricare (to rub) +‎ -ief.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -if
  • IPA(key): /ˌfrikaːˈtif/
  • Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧tief

Adjective edit

fricatief (not comparable)

  1. fricative

Inflection edit

Inflection of fricatief
uninflected fricatief
inflected fricatieve
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial fricatief
indefinite m./f. sing. fricatieve
n. sing. fricatief
plural fricatieve
definite fricatieve
partitive fricatiefs

Noun edit

fricatief m (plural fricatieven, diminutive fricatiefje n)

  1. (linguistics) A fricative consonant

Synonyms edit