rough breathing

The term 'rough breathing' originates from Ancient Greek and is crucial for understanding the pronunciation of certain words in that language.

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Definition

C1Ancient Greek

(technical, academic)A diacritical mark indicating that an initial vowel or rho is pronounced with an initial 'h' sound.

Example

  • In Ancient Greek, the word ἡμέρα (hēméra) starts with a rough breathing mark, indicating the initial 'h' sound.

C2Phonetics

(technical)The production of a sound involving turbulent airflow, often resulting in a raspy or harsh auditory quality.

Example

  • The rough breathing in his speech made it difficult to understand him clearly.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "rough breathing":

mouth breathingnasal breathingstagger breathingmouth breatherbreathing spacebreath and britches