ejective

English

Etymology

eject +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iˈdʒɛktɪv/
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

ejective (not comparable)

Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection.

Noun

ejective (plural ejectives)

(phonetics) A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.

Translations

Translations

Armenian: ձայնածերպային (jaynacerpayin), գլոտալ (glotal), կատկային (hy) (katkayin)
Georgian: აბრუპტივი (abruṗṭivi)

Russian: абрупти́вный согла́сный m (abruptívnyj soglásnyj)

See also

implosive

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