spirantization

English

Alternative forms

• spirantisation

Etymology

Etymology tree

English spirant

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English -ization

English spirantization

From spirant + -ization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spaɪɹəntɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

spirantization (countable and uncountable, plural spirantizations)

1. (uncountable, phonology) The process of a consonant becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.
2. (countable) A particular instance of such change.