The voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represent this sound are ⟨t͡θ⟩, ⟨t͜θ⟩, ⟨t̪͡θ⟩, and ⟨t̟͡θ⟩.
| Voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate | |
|---|---|
| tθ | |
| t̪θ | |
| t̟θ | |
| Audio sample | |
Features of the voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate:
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burmese[1] | သုံး / thon: | [t̪͡θóʊ̯̃] | 'three' | Common realization of /θ/.[1] | |
| Chinese | Yinan Mandarin[2] | 攥 | [t̪͡θɑ̃˥] | 'grip' | Corresponds to /t͡s/ in other varieties. |
| Chipewyan[3] | ddhéth | [t̪͡θɛ́θ] | 'hide' | Contrasts unaspirated, aspirated and ejective affricates.[3] | |
| English | Dublin[4] | think | [t̪͡θɪŋk] | 'think' | Corresponds to [θ] in other dialects; may be [t̪] instead.[4] |
| Maori[5] | Possible realization of /θ/.[5] See New Zealand English phonology | ||||
| New York[6] | Corresponds to [θ] in other dialects, may be a stop [t̪] or a fricative [θ] instead.[6] | ||||
| Received Pronunciation | eighth | [eɪt̪θ] | 'eighth' | ||
| tenth | [tɛnt̪θ] | 'tenth' | The [n] may become dentalised [n̪]. | ||
| Slave | Slave proper | eníddhę | [ɛ̀nít̪͡θɛ̃̀] | 'we want' | Corresponds to /p/ or /kʷ/ in other varieties of Slave. |