devoicing

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devoicing

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of devoice

noun devoicings

countable, uncountable The process by which a sound is devoiced. final obstruent devoicing
Similar: surdization · Opposite: voicing, sonorization

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noun process by which a sound is devoiced

Español	ensordecimiento
Français	dévoisement
Deutsch	Entstimmhaftung, Verstimmlosung, Verhärtung
Русский	оглуше́ние oglušénije

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@misc{devoicing_2026,
  title = {devoicing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/devoicing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}