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A '''fricative (consonant)''' (a [[manner of articulation]]) is a and [[consonant]] produced by passing the air through a narrow passage with audible friction.
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A '''fricative (consonant)''' (a [[manner of articulation]]) is a [[consonant]] produced by passing the air through a narrow passage with audible friction.
  
 
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Revision as of 07:22, 9 November 2007

A fricative (consonant) (a manner of articulation) is a consonant produced by passing the air through a narrow passage with audible friction.

Examples

E.g., [f], [s], [þ], [ð]

Origin

Based on Latin fricare 'rub'.

Other languages

German Frikativ