spirant — spirant, ante [ spirɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. et n. f. • 1872; lat. spirans « respirant, soufflant » ♦ Phonét. Consonne spirante ou n. f. une spirante : consonne produite comme une fricative, correspondant souvent à l articulation d une occlusive relâchée.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
spirant — spìrant (spirȁnt) m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA fon. strujni produženi suglasnik (npr. s, š i dr.); frikativ, strujnik ETIMOLOGIJA lat. spirans: dišni ← spirare: disati … Hrvatski jezični portal
spirant — [spī′rənt] n. [< L spirans, prp. of spirare, to breathe: see SPIRIT] Phonet. a consonantal sound, as (sh) or (v), produced by the passage of breath through the partially closed oral cavity; fricative adj. having the nature of a spirant;… … English World dictionary
Spirant — Spi rant, n. [L. spirans, antis, p. pr. of spirare to breathe. See {Spirit}.] (Phon.) A term used differently by different authorities; by some as equivalent to fricative, that is, as including all the continuous consonants, except the nasals m,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spiránt — (lat.), Hauchlaut (s. Laut) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
spirant — spirant, ante (spi ran, ran t ) adj. Terme de grammaire. Consonnes spirantes, ainsi dites à cause de leur caractère commun de souffle prolongé ; ce sont en français : s, z, j, ch, f, v et y. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. spirare, souffler … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
spìrant — (spirȁnt) m 〈G mn nātā〉 fon. strujni produženi suglasnik (npr. »s«, »š« i dr.); frikativ, strujnik ✧ {{001f}}lat … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
şpiranţ — şpiránţ, şpiránţi, s.m. (reg.) căţeluş. Trimis de blaurb, 19.02.2007. Sursa: DAR … Dicționar Român
spirant — breathy consonant, 1862, from L. spirans (gen. spirantis), prp. of spirare to breathe, blow (see SPIRIT (Cf. spirit)) … Etymology dictionary
spirant — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin spirant , spirans, present participle of spirare to breathe Date: 1862 a consonant (as f, s, sh) uttered with friction of the breath against some part of the oral passage ; fricative … New Collegiate Dictionary
