English Explanatory Dictionary

wine-whine merger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A merger in which [ʍ] (the voiceless sound heard at the beginning of the word whine in a Scottish accent or several accents in the United States) becomes [w] (the sound heard at the beginning of the word wine); in accents where this merger occurs, whine and wine are homophones.

Pronunciation

/wɑenˈwɑen ˌmɜːdʒə(ɹ)/ /waɪnˈwaɪn ˌmɜːdʒə(ɹ)/ /wɒenˈwɒen ˌmɵːdʒɘ(ɹ)/ /wəinˈʍəin ˌmɛɾdʒəɾ/ /waɪnˈʍaɪn ˌmɝdʒɚ/ /waɪnˈwaɪn ˌmɝdʒɚ/

Word forms

wine-whine merger wine-whine mergers

Related words

labiodentalization
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