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assimilation régressive

French, noun/a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃ ʁe.ɡʁɛ.siv/

assimilation régressive is a French feminine noun meaning “regressive assimilation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Assimilation phonétique causée par un son suivant”.

What does assimilation régressive mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineregressive assimilation

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Assimilation phonétique causée par un son suivant.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of assimilation régressive

  • assimilations régressives plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce assimilation régressive?

  • /a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃ ʁe.ɡʁɛ.siv/
  • /a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃ ʁe.ɡʁe.siv/
  • \a.si.mi.la.sjɔ̃ ʁe.ɡʁɛ.siv\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.