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Devoicing mutation
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(Redirected from Devoiced)
A devoicing mutation is a consonant sound mutation involving a voiced consonant mutating to an unvoiced consonant.
In English, this occurs:
- -ed is devoiced to /t/ after unvoiced consonants, except /t/.
- The third person -s, plural -s and genitive ’s are all pronounced /z/ by default, but /s/ after non-sibilant voiceless consonants.
- Five and twelve have a voiced /v/ but in fifteen, fifty, fifth and twelfth the /v/ is devoiced to /f/.
- Devoiced plural die/dice.
- One to remember: plaid has its ⟨d⟩ devoiced to /t/.
Contrast voicing mutation.
