English Dictionary

h-prothesis

名詞

不可算名詞

(phonology) The prothesis of the sound /h/ to words beginning with a vowel, especially as found in Celtic languages such as Irish and Welsh, and in dialects of English, especially those that pronounce h weakly.

日本語の意味

（音韻論）母音で始まる単語の頭に/h/音を補挿する現象。特にアイルランド語やウェールズ語などのケルティック言語、および/h/が弱く発音される英語の方言で見られる。

In his paper, the linguist argued that h-prothesis explains the unexpected onset in certain dialects.

論文でその言語学者は、語頭に /h/ を挿入する現象が特定の方言で見られる予期しない語頭を説明すると主張した。

意味（1）

(phonology) The prothesis of the sound /h/ to words beginning with a vowel, especially as found in Celtic languages such as Irish and Welsh, and in dialects of English, especially those that pronounce h weakly.