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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sonant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • sōnʹənt
  • /ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis. By surface analysis, Latin son(ō) + -ant.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
  2. (not-comparable) Voiced.

Antonyms

surd

Deriveds

equisonant · multisonant · nonsonant · bisonant · asonant · unisonant · absonant

sonant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • sōnʹənt
  • /ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis. By surface analysis, Latin son(ō) + -ant.

Meanings

  1. A voiced speech sound.
    • Indo-Germanic sonants and consonants

Forms

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Antonyms

surd