sonorization

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English sonorize
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
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 sonorization

    From sonorize + -ation.

    Noun

    sonorization (countable and uncountable, plural sonorizations)

    1. (phonetics, of a consonant) increase in sonority; act of sonorizing
      Synonym: voicing
      Antonyms: surdization, devoicing

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