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klinker meaning in English

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klinker substantief

clinker [clinkers](very hard brick for paving)
noun
[UK: ˈklɪŋkə(r)] [US: ˈklɪŋkər]

klinker substantief
{m}

vowel(sound)
noun
[UK: ˈvaʊəl] [US: ˈvaʊəl]

klinkerharmonie substantief
{f}

vowel harmony(phonological process)
noun
[UK: ˈvaʊəl ˈhɑː.mə.ni] [US: ˈvaʊəl ˈhɑːr.mə.ni]

klinkerklank substantief
{m}

vowel(sound)
noun
[UK: ˈvaʊəl] [US: ˈvaʊəl]

klinkerwisseling substantief
{m}

ablaut(substitution of one root vowel for another)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.blaʊt] [US: ˈæ.blaʊt]

grote klinkerverschuiving eigennam
{f}

Great Vowel Shift(major change in the pronunciation of the English language)
proper noun

halfklinker substantief
{m}

semivowel(sound in speech)
noun
[UK: ˈse.mɪ.vaʊəl] [US: ˈse.mɪ.vaʊəl]

medeklinker substantief
{m}

consonant(sound)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒn.sə.nənt] [US: ˈkɑːn.sə.nənt]

medeklinkergradatie substantief
{f}

consonant gradation(type of apophony found in Finnic and Sami languages)
noun

voorklinker substantief

front vowel(any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth)
noun