hard g

English

Alternative forms

• hard-g, hard G, hard-G

Noun

hard g (plural hard gs)

1. (phonetics) The plosive /g/ sound in "get", "log" and "give" as distinct from the soft g in "gem", "giraffe", "lodge" and "generation".
   • 1882, H.M. Dickson, The Elocutionist..., p. 41:

     Hard g at last found his cap and again became Hard G, after which the fight was renewed.

Antonyms

• soft g

Related terms

• hard c
• soft c

Translations

Translations

• French: g dur (fr)