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stimmhaft — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • vocal adj Relating to, or produced by, the human voice.
  • voiced adjective In phonetics, produced with the vocal cords vibrating, as opposed to a silent or breathy sound.

Senses

stimmhaft is used for these senses in English:

  • vocal (phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.
  • voiced (phonetics) Sounded with vibration of the vocal cords. For example, the phone [z] is voiced, while [s] is unvoiced.

vocal — full definition

  1. adj Relating to, or produced by, the human voice.
  2. adj Outspoken; expressing opinions loudly and often.
  3. noun The sung part of a piece of music.

voiced — full definition

  1. adjective In phonetics, produced with the vocal cords vibrating, as opposed to a silent or breathy sound.
  2. adjective Having a particular kind of voice, especially in compounds.

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