Asked by Anna

Is "brittle" an onomatopoeia?
Answered by Writeacher
The double-t is probably meant to at least approach the sound of something brittle breaking.

There's a poem called "Anthem for Doomed Youth" in which one line has these words: "rifles' rapid rattle." These words are intended to imitate the sound of bullets hitting things.

http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/3290
Answered by Anna
ok thank you!
Answered by Ryan
The word brittle sounds something brittle being crushed between your fingers.

Prove:
/Bri/- The initial break.
/tt/- The secondary breaks.
/le/- The final breaks that produce the sand like particles.
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