aspirated
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aspirated
verb
- simple past and past participle of aspirate
adjective more aspirated · most aspirated
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Pronounced with an audible breath, a brief expulsion of air at the end of the sound.
In English, word-initial single voiceless consonants are aspirated, so that pit is pronounced [pʰɪt] but spit is pronounced [spɪt].
Similar: aspirate · Opposite: unaspirated
- In French, describing an initial letter h which, though silent, does not permit liaison or elision with the preceding word. The h in haine is aspirated, so one says la haine, not l'haine.
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adj pronounced with an audible breath
| Español | aspirado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기식성 gisikseong |
| 中文 | 送氣 /送气 sòngqì |
| Português | aspirado |
| Français | aspiré |
| Deutsch | aspiriert, behaucht |
| Italiano | aspirato |
| Ελληνικά | δασυνόμενος dasynómenos |
| Русский | придыха́тельный pridyxátelʹnyj, аспири́рованный aspirírovannyj |
| Tiếng Việt | bật hơi |
Talk about this word "aspirated." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aspirated. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aspirated. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aspirated "aspirated." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aspirated.Cite this
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