assibilation

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˌsɪbɪˈleɪʃən/

Noun

assibilation (usually uncountable, plural assibilations)

(phonology) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization.

See also

assibilation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

assibiler +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.si.bi.la.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)

Noun

assibilation f (plural assibilations)

(phonology) assibilation

Further reading

“assibilation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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