Greek Meaning of sibilant

σφύριγμα

Other Greek words related to σφύριγμα

Definitions and Meaning of sibilant in English

Wordnet

sibilant (n)

a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)

Wordnet

sibilant (s)

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Webster

sibilant (a.)

Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds.

Webster

sibilant (n.)

A sibiliant letter.

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σφύριγμα

a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh), of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' i

Σιγμός,σφύριγμα,σβουούου,σφύριγμα,φερμουάρ,κοχλάζω,σφύριγμα,τσιτσιρίζω,συριγμός,σφυρίζω

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sibilancy => σιγμοειδής άρθρωση, sibilance => Σιγμός, siberian wall flower => Φυτό τοίχου Σιβηρίας, siberian spruce => Ελάτη Σιβηρίας, siberian pea tree => Σιβηρικό δέντρο μπιζελιού,