adjective
- converted into or pronounced as a sibilant sound (a hissing sound like 's' or 'sh')
Usage: linguistics; phonetics
Examples
- In some dialects, the 't' sound became assibilated over time.
- The assibilated pronunciation of certain consonants is common in Romance languages.
- Linguists study how assibilated sounds develop in language evolution.
- The 'c' in Italian is assibilated before 'e' and 'i'.