Meanings
plural Germanic h's
- human sciencesSynonym of aspirated h.
The Germanic h, on the other hand, was at one time a distinct phoneme in French, much the same as [h] in Modern English (Fouché, 580–581). In this study I first explain how the Germanic h came into the French language during the Germanic tribes’ invasions in the fifth century.
1994, Stephen P. Cutts, “The Germanic h in French”, in General Linguistics, volume 34, numbers 3–4, Binghamton, N.Y.: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, State University of New York at Binghamton, →ISSN, section 0.0 (Introduction), page 145Synonyms: aspirated h
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of aspirated h.
Origin
From Germanic + h, due to the prevalence of words with this letter originating from Germanic languages.
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