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Categories: Phonology, French phonology

aspirated h aspirate h aspirated aitch germanic h H-aspire

In French spelling, aspirated "h" is an initial silent letter that represents a hiatus at a word boundary, between the word's first vowel and the preceding word's last vowel. Wikipedia

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In French spelling, aspirated "h" is an initial silent letter that represents a hiatus at a word boundary, between the word's first vowel and the preceding word's last vowel. Wikipedia

Linguistic phenomenon of pronouncing the glottal consonants, mostly represented by letters similar to H; in French phonology it means the H phenomenon which prevents contraction and liaison Wikidata

In the French language, usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant or elision of a preceding schwa. Wiktionary

In the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant. Wiktionary (translation)

The French word héros ("hero") begins with an aspirated h. Consequently we say le héros /lə e.ʁo/ and les héros /le e.ʁo/, but never /l‿e.ʁo/ and /le‿ze.ʁo/ as we do with the mute h. Wiktionary

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aspirated h

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aspirate h, Aspirated H, H-aspire, H aspire, h aspiré, mute h

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aspirated aitch, germanic h