Calque ofFrenchh aspiré. The aspiratedh was pronounced/h/ until Early Modern French (and still is in some northern dialects), whereas themuteh had long been silent. The designation has been maintained although both kinds ofh are now technically silent in standard French, but the aspiratedh remains pronounced dialectally and inNorman French.
- IPA(key): /ˈæspəɹeɪ̯tɪd eɪ̯tʃ/
aspiratedh
- (French phonology) In the French language, usage of the letterh at the start of a word which does not allowliaison with a preceding consonant orelision of a preceding schwa.
- Synonyms:Germanich,h aspiré(French)
The French wordhéros ("hero") begins with anaspiratedh. Consequently we sayle héros/lə e.ʁo/ andles héros/le e.ʁo/, but never/l‿e.ʁo/ and/le‿ze.ʁo/ as we do with themuteh.
- (linguistics, phonetics, literally)Aspiration of aglottalconsonant.
in the French language, usage of the letterh at the start of a word which does not allow liaison with a preceding consonant
