fricative
Meaningrubbing
Common meaning: a consonant made by friction of breath
- fricto rubLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 782 · scan
- atLatin ending: it (dwells)
- iveadjective ending: tending to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin fricō ‘to rub’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fricō, p. 782 · dictionary scan
Roots
- fricō, frictum Latin “to rub”
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