English Explanatory Dictionary

h-prothesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The prothesis of the sound /h/ to words beginning with a vowel, especially as found in Celtic languages such as Irish and Welsh, and in dialects of English, especially those that pronounce h weakly.

Word forms

h-prothesis
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