Associations to the word «Obstruent»
Noun
- Consonant
- Assimilation
- Phoneme
- Syllable
- Vowel
- Articulation
- Cluster
- Onset
- Liquid
- Contrast
- Stop
- Verb
- Sequence
- Segment
- Word
- Language
- Sound
- Phonology
- Pair
- Deletion
- Suffix
- Rule
- Position
- Orthography
- Glide
- Example
- Gus
- Yiddish
- Dialect
- Ge
- Constraint
- Inventory
- End
- Distinction
- Stem
- Spelling
- Noun
- Alphabet
- Closure
- Pause
- Wu
- Hierarchy
- Ai
- Reconstruction
- Input
- Tone
- Guinea
- Affect
- Final
- Speaker
- Opposition
- Absence
- Environment
- Pre
- Respect
- Voice
- Variety
- Lack
- Middle
- Ending
- Two
Adjective
Wiktionary
OBSTRUENT, adjective. Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering.
OBSTRUENT, noun. (phonetics) a consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; the generic term of plosive, fricative and affricate
Dictionary definition
OBSTRUENT, noun. A consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
Wise words
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it
is unspoken you reign over it.