Meanings
nounpreaspiration (plural preaspirations)
plural preaspirations
- human sciencesA period of voiceless breathing that precedes some consonants in some languages—a sort of mirror-image of aspiration.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Englishaspire
- Englishaspiration
- Englishpreaspiration
From pre- + aspiration.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Präaspiration
- Präaspirationperiod of voiceless breathing
Icelandic aðblástur
- aðblásturperiod of voiceless breathing
Polish przydech
- przydechperiod of voiceless breathing
Scottish Gaelic ro-analachadh
- ro-analachadhperiod of voiceless breathing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with preaspiration
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
preaspiration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaspiration
MLA
“preaspiration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaspiration. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preaspiration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaspiration.
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