"aspirated h" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæspəɹeɪ̯tɪd eɪ̯tʃ/
Etymology: Calque of French h aspiré. The aspirated h was pronounced /h/ until Early Modern French (and still is in some northern dialects), whereas the mute h had long been silent. The designation has been maintained although both kinds of h are now technically silent in standard French, but the aspirated h remains pronounced dialectally and in Norman French. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|h aspiré}} Calque of French h aspiré Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} aspirated h
  1. (French phonology) In the French language, usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant or elision of a preceding schwa. Tags: French Categories (topical): Latin letter names, Talking Synonyms: Germanic h, fr:h aspiré Translations (in the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant): h aspirada [feminine] (Catalan), h aspiré [masculine] (French), h aspirata [feminine] (Italian), 有音のh (yūon no asshu) (Japanese), h aspirado [masculine] (Portuguese), придыха́тельное аш (pridyxátelʹnoje aš) [neuter] (Russian), h aspirada [feminine] (Spanish), hache aspirada [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-aspirated_h-en-noun-W~HYMVmD Disambiguation of Latin letter names: 84 16 Disambiguation of Talking: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 93 7 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'in the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant': 94 6
  2. (linguistics, phonetics, literally) aspiration of a glottal consonant Tags: literally Categories (topical): Linguistics, Phonetics
    Sense id: en-aspirated_h-en-noun-XJIq6M1h Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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  "etymology_text": "Calque of French h aspiré. The aspirated h was pronounced /h/ until Early Modern French (and still is in some northern dialects), whereas the mute h had long been silent. The designation has been maintained although both kinds of h are now technically silent in standard French, but the aspirated h remains pronounced dialectally and in Norman French.",
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          "roman": "pridyxátelʹnoje aš",
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          ],
          "word": "придыха́тельное аш"
        },
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      "ipa": "/ˈæspəɹeɪ̯tɪd eɪ̯tʃ/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈæspəɹeɪ̯tɪd eɪ̯tʃ/"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "in the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant",
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        "feminine"
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    },
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  ],
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}

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