Latvian

Patskaņi

Alternative forms

• (obsolete forms) pašskanis, pašskaņa, patskaņa

Noun

patskanis m (2nd declension)

1. (phonetics, phonology) vowel (language sound pronounced with little or no restriction of the oral cavity, usually with the participation of the vocal cords)

   uzsvērti un neuzsvērti patskaņi‎ ― stressed and unstressed vowels

   garie un īsie patskaņi‎ ― long and short vowels

   patskaņu klasifikācija‎ ― vowel classification

   šaurais patskanis (“e” vai “ē”)‎ ― narrow, tense vowel (“e” or “ē”, pronounced as IPA [ɛ])

   platais patskanis (“e” vai “ē”)‎ ― broad, lax vowel (“e” or “ē”, pronounced as IPA [æ])

   ritma, lāpāmais patskanis‎ ― rhythmic vowel (added for prosodic or metric reasons)

Declension

Synonyms

• vokālis
• (obsolete terms) balsskanis, skandinieks, skanis

See also

• divskanis
• līdzskanis
• skaņa, skanēt

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “patskanis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7