balsīgums

Latvian

Etymology

From balsīgs (voiced) + -ums (with balsīgs from balss (voice) + -īgs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

balsīgums m (1st declension)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) voice (the quality of that which is voiced, which is pronounced with simultaneous vibrations of the vocal cords)
    skaņas balsīgumsthe voice (= voicedness) of a sound
    plūdeņi un nāseņi vārdu beigās zaudē savu balsīgumuliquids and nasals lose their voice (= become voiceless) word-finally

Declension

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