phonetics
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ultimate/ˈʌltɪmɪt/ /ˈʌltəmɪt/
(of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance.
buzz/bʌz/
The audible friction of voice consonants.
fricatives/ˈfrɪkətɪvz/
Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
breathings/ˈbɹiːðɪŋz/
A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof.
rocker/ˈɹɒkə(ɹ)/
The breve below as in ḫ.
creaky/ˈkɹiːki/
Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
lower/ˈləʊə/ /ˈloʊɚ/ /ˈlaʊ.ə/ /ˈlaʊ.ɚ/
Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
breves/ˈbɹiːvz/ /ˈbɹɛvɪz/
A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
pfft/pft/ /pʰft/
Used to signify a puffing sound
wynn/wɪn/
A letter of the Old English alphabet, borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w.