frikatiivi
Frikatiivi is a term used in Finnish linguistics to denote the class of fricative consonants, those produced with a continuous airstream through a narrow constriction in the vocal tract that creates audible turbulence. The word is the Finnish noun form derived from the English term fricative, adapted with the Finnish suffix -tiivi to designate a linguistic class.
Articulation and features. Frikatiivit are characterized by a constriction that is partial rather than complete, allowing
Acoustic and cross-linguistic notes. The defining acoustic cue for frikatiivit is aperiodic noise generated by the