debuccalization love

debuccalization

Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

de- + buccal + -ization

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word debuccalization.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • Quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th-glottalization

    "Th-debuccalization is a process that occurs for example in many varieties of Scots and Scottish English where /?/ becomes /h/ word initially and intervocalically. It often makes part of the greater process of lenition."

    Related word: buccal

    June 26, 2009

  • I don't suppose this is the act of removing pirates...? *wants it to be*

    July 30, 2009