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patskanis

patskanis

Latvian

Patskaņi

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Noun

patskanis m (2nd declension)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) vowel (language sound pronounced with little or no restriction of the oral cavity, usually with the participation of the vocal cords)
    uzsvērti un neuzsvērti patskaņi ― stressed and unstressed vowels
    garie un īsie patskaņi ― long and short vowels
    patskaņu klasifikācijavowel classification
    šaurais patskanis (“e” vai “ē”) ― narrow, tense vowel (“e” or “ē”, pronounced as IPA [ɛ])
    platais patskanis (“e” vai “ē”) ― broad, lax vowel (“e” or “ē”, pronounced as IPA [æ])
    ritma, lāpāmais patskanis ― rhythmic vowel (added for prosodic or metric reasons)

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References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), patskanis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7