preconsonantal

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ consonant +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹi.kɒn.səˈnæn.təl/

Adjective

preconsonantal (not comparable)

1. Immediately preceding a consonant or consonant sound.

   Antonym: prevocalic

   • 2005, José Ignacio Hualde, The Sounds of Spanish, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 28:

     Thus, whereas practically all Caribbean speakers [of Spanish] aspirate preconsonantal and word-final /s/ [pronouncing it as [h]] to a certain extent (except, perhaps, for some radio announcers), this is a highly variable process and the highest indices of aspiration and deletion of /s/ are found in the most colloquial styles.

Derived terms

• preconsonantally