unaspirated

Adjective

Meaning

unaspirated (comparative more unaspirated, superlative most unaspirated)

(phonology) Not aspirated.

Examples

Ages would surely have had an unaspirated Ecate handed down to them; no Ecate or Hecate appears in the M. Lat. or Romance writings in the sense of witch, and how should the word have spread through all German lands?" Source: Internet

Armenian and Cantonese have aspiration that lasts about as long as English aspirated stops, in addition to unaspirated stops. Source: Internet

After an s elsewhere in a word they are normally unaspirated as well, except sometimes in compound words. Source: Internet

Initial voiceless stops, like the p in pie, are aspirated, with a palpable puff of air upon release, whereas a stop after an s, as in spy, is tenuis (unaspirated). Source: Internet

Phonologically, Etruscan appears uncomplicated, with a four- vowel system and an apparent contrast between aspirated and unaspirated stops. Source: Internet

The glottalized stops /ʔb ʔd/ were unaffected, as they were treated in every respect like voiceless unaspirated stops due to the initial glottal stop. Source: Internet

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