to affricate
9.6
Pronounce a consonant by blocking the air then making a hiss, as when t sounds like ch
- verb
- /ˈæfrɪkeɪt/
- Specialized
:
africar
- To pronounce the 'ch' sound in 'teacher', you need to affricate it by combining a stop and a fricative.
Examples
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As to the origin of this variation, I have already cited the prevailing hypothesis, i.e., that c is the third, affricated stage after palatalized s and original s.
Academic text (1993) -
When learning how to affricate, it is essential to practice the transition from the stop to the fricative smoothly.
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In her speech lessons, the teacher instructed students to affricate certain sounds to improve their clarity.
Compounds
affricate consonant
- Specialized
8.5
A sound that starts blocked then changes to a noisy hiss, like ch in chair or j in joy
Surface Forms
affricate infinitive
affricated past
affricated past participle
affricating present participle
affricates third person singular
Etymology
The verb affricate comes from the same Latin parts ad- 'to' and fricare 'to rub', like the word friction ('rubbing'). To affricate a sound is to make it move from a stop into a 'rubbing' sound, which explains the modern meaning 'to pronounce as an affricate'.
