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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sonorant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɒn(ə)ɹ(ə)nt/
  • /səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/

Etymology

From sonorous + -ant, 1930s.

Meanings

  1. A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sonorants Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

obstruent

Deriveds

nonsonorant

Synonyms

resonant

Translations (16)

hy ձայնորդ (speech sound) · hu szonoráns (speech sound) · sl zvočnik (speech sound) · de Sonorant (speech sound) · pl spółgłoska zwarto-otwarta (speech sound) · pt consonante soante (speech sound) · vi âm vang (speech sound) · de Klanglaut (speech sound) · es consonante sonorante (speech sound) · ru соно́рный (speech sound) · pl sonorant (speech sound) · es consonante sonántica (speech sound) · pt soante (speech sound) · es sonante (speech sound) · ja 共鳴音 (speech sound) · hu zengőhang (speech sound)