post-consonant
|post-con-so-nant|
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/ˌpoʊstˈkɑnsənənt/
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/ˌpəʊstˈkɒnsənənt/
after a consonant
Etymology
'post-consonant' originates from Latin-derived elements: the prefix 'post-' (from Latin 'post') meaning 'after', and the noun 'consonant' (from Latin 'consonans').
'post-consonant' is a modern English compound formed from the prefix 'post-' and the noun 'consonant'; 'consonant' entered English via Old French and Middle English from Latin 'consonans'.
The components originally meant 'after' (post-) and 'sounding together' (consonant); combined in modern English the compound specifically denotes a position or sound occurring after a consonant.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a position or element that comes immediately after a consonant (a segment following a consonant).
The vowel acting as a post-consonant can trigger assimilation of the preceding consonant.
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Adjective 1
occurring immediately after a consonant; used in phonetics to describe sounds or processes that follow a consonant.
Voicing may be blocked in post-consonant contexts in some dialects.
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Last updated: 2026/01/03 12:29