Definition von „aspirated“ auf Englisch

verb

1. simple past and past participle of aspirate

adjective

1. (phonetics) 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].

2. (French linguistics) 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.