# thibilant

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A dental fricative or "th-sound," or an affricate consonant containing these sounds.

## Etymology
From sibilant, with the initial /s/ substituted for a dental fricative /θ/.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thibilant