homorganic
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhɑmɔɹˈɡænɪk/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɒmɔːˈɡænɪk/
- Hyphenation: ho‧mor‧gan‧ic
Adjective
homorganic (not comparable)
- (phonetics) Of consonants: having the same place of articulation. For example, labial m, b, p, alveolar n, d, t, velar ŋ, g, k. Indic alphabets such as Devanagari, as well as the Korean hangul alphabet, are rationally arranged so that homorganic consonants are grouped together.
- Synonym: (rare) homotopic
- Antonym: heterorganic
- 2011 March 1, Eulàlia Vernet i Pons, “Semitic Root Incompatibilities and Historical Linguistics”, in Journal of Semitic Studies, volume 56, number 1, , page 4:
- Two identical consonants (redoubled) in second and third position are frequently found (they are called verba mediae geminatae), but two homorganic consonants are not.
- (medicine) produced by the same or homologous organs
Translations
having the same place of articulation
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Noun
homorganic (plural homorganics)
- (phonetics) A consonant having the same place of articulation as another.
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