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# The action of [[aspirate|aspirating]].
# The action of [[aspirate|aspirating]].
# {{lb|en|phonetics}} A [[burst]] of [[air]] that follows the release of some [[consonant]]s.
# {{lb|en|phonetics}} A [[burst]] of [[air]] that follows the release of some [[consonant]]s.
# {{lb|en|French|linguistics}} The silent ''breaking [[h]]'' beginning some French words, largely of Germanic origin.
# {{lb|en|Gaelic|linguistics}} The process of [[lenition]] involving writing a digraph with ''h'', especially at the beginning of a word.


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Revision as of 14:18, 16 May 2024

See also: Aspiration

English

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Etymology 1

aspire +‎ -ation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

aspiration (countable and uncountable, plural aspirations)

  1. The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
    Riley has an aspiration to become a doctor.
    Morgan has an aspiration of winning the game.
    • 2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London Line service”, in Modern Railways, page 18:
      TfL retains aspirations to further increase frequency on the ELL [East London Line] to 24tph, which would require a switch from conventional signalling to a digital railway solution involving automatic train operation on the core section.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From aspirate +‎ -ion or borrowed from Latin aspiratio, aspirationem.

Noun

aspiration (countable and uncountable, plural aspirations)

  1. The action of aspirating.
  2. (phonetics) A burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
  3. (French, linguistics) The silent breaking h beginning some French words, largely of Germanic origin.
  4. (Gaelic, linguistics) The process of lenition involving writing a digraph with h, especially at the beginning of a word.
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Further reading

Danish

Noun

aspiration c (singular definite aspirationen, plural indefinite aspirationer)

  1. aspiration

Declension

Declension of aspiration
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aspiration aspirationen aspirationer aspirationerne
genitive aspirations aspirationens aspirationers aspirationernes

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspirātiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

aspiration f (plural aspirations)

  1. aspiration

Further reading

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