aspirated h

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In the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant

The French word héros (hero) begins by an aspirated h. Consequently we can say le héros IPA: /lə e.ʁo/ and les héros IPA: /le e.ʁo/, but never IPA: /l‿e.ʁo/ and IPA: /le‿ze.ʁo/, like we do with the mute h.

aspirated h

    Hyphenation

    as·pi·ra·ted h

    Turkish pronunciation

    äspıreytîd eyç

    Antonyms

    mute h, silent h

    Pronunciation

    /ˈaspərˌātəd ˈāʧ/ /ˈæspɜrˌeɪtɪd ˈeɪʧ/

    Etymology

    () A calque of French h aspiré
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