spirant

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When the lips are not tightly closed the sound produced is not a stop, but a spirant like the English w.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

G is the soft spirant, not used in English.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

The spirant th corresponding to O. N. ð, and O. E. d.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

It is classed as a surd spirant, its corresponding sonant spirant being v, which is distinguished from f by being pronounced with voice instead of breath, as may be perceived by pronouncing ef, ev.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

The Sco. garth has changed the original voiced spirant to a voiceless one.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias