aspirate

Etymology
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Pronunciation

 * noun and adjective
 * verb
 * verb
 * verb

Noun

 * 1)  The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
 * 2)  A sound produced by such a puff of air.
 * 3) A mark of aspiration (ʽ) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
 * 4) * a. 1742,, letter to Dr. Mead
 * But we must correct then twenty authors who have it in the compound ἀπηθεῖν and ἀπήθημα ; and not (as the aspirate would require it) ἀφηθεῖν and αφήθημα
 * 1) A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn via aspiration (usually through a hollow needle) from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
 * 1) A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn via aspiration (usually through a hollow needle) from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, henkäisy
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Polish:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: aspirácia
 * Spanish:


 * Bengali:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: aspiraatta
 * Japanese:, 帯気音
 * Polish: aspirata
 * Russian: придыха́тельный согла́сный, придыха́тельный звук
 * Slovak: aspirácia
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
 * 2)  To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
 * 3)  To produce an audible puff of breath, especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.
 * 1)  To produce an audible puff of breath, especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:, imaista, aspiroida
 * French: ,
 * Irish: asúigh
 * Italian: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: vysať, vysávať
 * Spanish: ,
 * Turkish: aspire etmek


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: vetää henkeen, aspiroida
 * French: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Slovak: vdýchnuť
 * Spanish: ,


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: henkäistä, aspiroida
 * Irish: análaigh
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: произноси́ть с придыханием
 * Slovak: aspirovať
 * Spanish:
 * Vietnamese: bật hơi