Word: spirantize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: spi
rant
ize
Definition: To change (a consonant) to a spirant sound.
Morphemes:
Affix: spirant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fricative; a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spirans
Language: la
Decoded: spirans
PoS: Participle
Meaning: breathing
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives