Meanings
adjectiveaffricative (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or relating to an affricate.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as ‘ch’ in ‘chair’ and ‘j’ in ‘joy’)
Similar
affricateaffricate consonant
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰreyH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰriH-o-s
- Proto-Italic*frios
- Latinfriō
- Latinfricō
- Latinaffricō
- Latinaffricātus
- Englishaffricate
- Englishaffricative
Translations
German Affrikata, Affrikate
- Affrikatasound
- Affrikatesound
- Verschlussreibelautsound
Hungarian zár-réshang, affrikatíva
- zár-réshangsound
- affrikatívasound
- affrikátasound
Polish spółgłoska zwarto-szczelinowa, afrykata
- spółgłoska zwarto-szczelinowasound
- afrykatasound
- zwarto-szczelinowyrelating to an affricate
Cite this entry
APA
affricative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affricative
MLA
“affricative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affricative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affricative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affricative.
Source: affricative on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.