obstruent

Meaning

Adj

Causing obstruction; blocking up.

Noun

1. A consonant sound formed by obstructing the airway, causing turbulence; a plosive, fricative, or affricate.
2. Anything that obstructs, especially in the passages of the body.

Opposite of

sonorant

Synonyms

occlusive

Translations

αποφρακτικός

obstruent

Verschlusslaut

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occlusif

constrictive

occlusivo

oclusivo

consonante obstruyente

obstruyente

سبب العرقلة

mecraları tıkayan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒbstɹuːənt/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin obstruēns, obstruentis.