mute h
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /mjuːt eɪtʃ/
mute h
- (linguistics) In the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which allows liaison with a preceding consonant.
- The French word homme ("man") begins by a mute h. Consequently we can say l'homme /l‿ɔm/ and les hommes /le‿zɔm/, but never /lə ɔm/ and /le ɔm/, like we do with the aspirated h.
- silent h
- French: h muet
- Italian: h muto
- Portuguese: h mudo
- Russian: немо́е аш
- Spanish: h muda, hache muda
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